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Meaning leitmotif meaning

What does leitmotif mean?

— noun (= leitmotiv) a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)

What other words have the same or similar meaning as leitmotif?

leitmotiv leit-motif main theme leit-motiv motif burden basic idea