leitmotiv

Definitions of leitmotiv
  1. noun
    a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)
    synonyms: leimotiv, motivo
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    type of:
    melodía, tonada
    a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
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