Motif

"Motif" in Greek

μοτίβο

motívo

(recurring or dominant element; a theme)

μοτίβο

motívo

(music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work)

μοτίβο

motívo

(decorative figure that is repeated in a design)

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