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: January 12, 2025
\LYTE-moh-teef\ noun
What It Means
A leitmotif is a dominant recurring theme—something (such as a melody, an idea, or a phrase) repeated many times throughout a book, story, opera, etc.
// The overcoming of obstacles and a love of theater are the two leitmotifs of her autobiography.
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