LEITMOTIF


Meaning of LEITMOTIF in English

also leitmotiv

(~s)

A ~ 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 ~ for her life.

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