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leitmotiv (iou)



leitmotiv noun. Also leitmotif. L19.
[German, from leit- leading + Motiv MOTIVE noun.]
Music. A theme associated throughout a work with a particular person, situation, or sentiment. L19.
gen. A recurrent idea or image in a literary work etc. L19.
H. Acton She longed for a place of her own: this was the leitmotiv of her letters. J. Berman Staircase imagery functions as a leitmotif in Eliot's writings.