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Definition of: leitmotif
(līt′mō·tēf′) noun Music
A representative theme used to indicate a certain person, attribute, or idea, in an opera or other composition. Also leit′mo·tiv (-tēf′). [<G leitmotiv <leiten lead + motiv <Med. L motivus. See MOTIVE.]
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