motif

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Synonyms: metif, matif, moti, motis, modif, motiv, cotif, otif, motin

Antonyms: metif, matif, moti, motis, modif, motiv, cotif, otif, motin

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[recurring]] or [[dominant]] [[element]]; an artistic [[theme]].
2. {{lb|en|music}} A short [[melodic]] or [[lyrical]] [[passage]] that is repeated in several parts of a work.
3. A decorative [[figure]] that is repeated in a [[design]] or [[pattern]].
4. {{lb|en|dressmaking}} A decorative [[appliqué]] design or figure, as of [[lace]] or [[velvet]], used in [[trimming]].
5. {{lb|en|crystallography}} The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a [[lattice]]. Usually [[atom]]s or [[molecule]]s.
6. {{lb|en|chess}} A basic [[element]] of a [[move]] in terms of [[why]] the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a [[stipulation]].
7. {{lb|en|biochemistry}} In a [[nucleotide]] or [[aminoacid]] sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.

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