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    LEITMOTIF

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)play

    Synonyms:

    leitmotif; leitmotiv

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("leitmotif" is a kind of...):

    air; line; melodic line; melodic phrase; melody; strain; tune (a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence)

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