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Nouns (6)

motif, motive

n. a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

theme, motif

n. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"

motif, motive

n. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

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Fuzzynyms (16)

blueprint, design, pattern

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

topic, subject, issue, matter

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

drift, purport

n. the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation"

content, cognitive content, mental object

n. the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

figure

n. a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

tune

n. the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency

leitmotiv, leitmotif

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

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