"motif" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /moʊˈtiːf/ Audio: en-us-motif.ogg Forms: motifs [plural]
Rhymes: -iːf Etymology: From French motif (1848), with the meaning of "main idea or theme". Doublet of motive. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*m(y)ewh₁-}}, {{bor|en|fr|motif}} French motif, {{doublet|en|motive}} Doublet of motive Head templates: {{en-noun}} motif (plural motifs)
  1. A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme. Translations (recurring or dominant element; a theme): мотив (motiv) [masculine] (Bulgarian), motiu [masculine] (Catalan), motiv [masculine] (Czech), motief [neuter] (Dutch), aihe (Finnish), motif [masculine] (French), motivo [masculine] (Galician), Motiv [neuter] (German), μοτίβο (motívo) [neuter] (Greek), מוטיב (motiv) [masculine] (Hebrew), motívum (Hungarian), 主題 (shudai) (Japanese), モチーフ (mochīfu) (Japanese), motyw [masculine] (Polish), motivo [masculine] (Portuguese), leitmotiv [masculine] (Portuguese), моти́в (motív) [masculine] (Russian), ùrlar [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), motivo [masculine] (Spanish), motiv [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-motif-en-noun-qvo53rT5 Disambiguation of 'recurring or dominant element; a theme': 80 4 1 1 5 6 3
  2. (music) A short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work. Categories (topical): Music, Literature, Narratology Translations (music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work): мотив (motiv) [masculine] (Bulgarian), motiu [masculine] (Catalan), motiivi (Finnish), aihio (Finnish), motif [masculine] (French), Motiv [neuter] (German), μοτίβο (motívo) [neuter] (Greek), motívum (Hungarian), motivo (Ido), 主題 (shudai) (Japanese), モチーフ (mochīfu) (Japanese), rerenga auau (Maori), motivo [masculine] (Portuguese), моти́в (motív) [masculine] (Russian), motivo [masculine] (Spanish), motif (Turkish)
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  3. A decorative figure that is repeated in a design or pattern. Translations (decorative figure that is repeated in a design): aihe (Finnish), kuvio (Finnish), motif [masculine] (French), Motiv [neuter] (German), μοτίβο (motívo) [neuter] (Greek), モチーフ (mochīfu) (Japanese), motivo [masculine] (Portuguese), моти́в (motív) [masculine] (Russian), motiv [neuter] (Swedish), motif (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-motif-en-noun-w8fFNEqt Disambiguation of 'decorative figure that is repeated in a design': 1 12 50 25 6 3 4
  4. (dressmaking) A decorative appliqué design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming.
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  5. (crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules. Categories (topical): Crystallography
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  6. (chess) A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation. Categories (topical): Chess
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  7. (biochemistry) In a nucleotide or aminoacid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance. Categories (topical): Biochemistry Translations (nucleotide or amino-acid sequence pattern): motif (French), motivo (Italian), motivo (Portuguese), motivo (Spanish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: BACH motif, network motif Related terms: motive, phosphomotif, leitmotif, motify

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "decorative figure that is repeated in a design",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "motivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "motív",
      "sense": "decorative figure that is repeated in a design",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "моти́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "decorative figure that is repeated in a design",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "motiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "decorative figure that is repeated in a design",
      "word": "motif"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "nucleotide or amino-acid sequence pattern",
      "word": "motif"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "nucleotide or amino-acid sequence pattern",
      "word": "motivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "nucleotide or amino-acid sequence pattern",
      "word": "motivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "nucleotide or amino-acid sequence pattern",
      "word": "motivo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "motif"
  ],
  "word": "motif"
}

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