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mo⋅tif

  [moh-teef]
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–noun
1. a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., esp. in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
2. a distinctive and recurring form, shape, figure, etc., in a design, as in a painting or on wallpaper.
3. a dominant idea or feature: the profit motif of free enterprise.
Origin:
1840–50; < F; see motive
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mo·tif   (mō-tēf')   
n.  

    1. A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work.

    2. A dominant theme or central idea.

  2. Music A short rhythmic or melodic passage that is repeated or evoked in various parts of a composition.

  3. A repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration. See Synonyms at figure.


[French, from Old French, motive; see motive.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mo·tif
Pronunciation: mO-'tEf
Function: noun
: a distinctive usually recurrent molecular sequence (as of amino acids or base pairs) orstructural elements (as of secondary protein structures) motif consisting of two alpha helices>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

Motif
The standard graphical user interface and window manager from OSF, running on the X Window System.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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