LEITMOTIF


Meaning of LEITMOTIF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ laɪtmoʊti:f ]

also leitmotiv

( leitmotifs)

A leitmotif in something such as a book or film or in a person’s life is an idea or an object which occurs again and again. ( FORMAL )

The title of one of Dietrich’s best-known songs could serve as the leitmotif for her life.

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