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motifs
noun
(mo-tif)
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
Synonyms:
motive
,
motifs
noun
(mo-tif)
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
Synonyms:
motive
,
motifs
noun
(mo-tif)
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
Synonyms:
theme
,
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theme
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motive
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themes
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designs
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patterns
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prints
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drawings
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decals
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subjects
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motivations
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impressions
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motives
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reasons
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grounds
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printouts
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rationales
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iconography
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silhouettes
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embellishments
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embroideries
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ornamentation
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melodies
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textures
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scrollwork
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chinoiserie
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tonalities
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idioms
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symbols
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shapes
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cutwork
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coral necklace
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hues
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figuration
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flowerlike
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ochres
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allegories
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silverwork
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totems
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adornments
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tableaus
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arabesques
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mythology
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ideograms
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geometrics
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tapestries
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folktales
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rhythms
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carvings
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damask
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sgraffito
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allusions
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minimalism
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kufic
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crewel
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expressionism
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ruisdael
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colors
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juxtapositions
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portraitures
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collages
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pastiches
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compositions
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gouaches
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semiabstract
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pentatonic scale
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metaphors
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meanings
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helixes
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cosmologies
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pediments
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paisley
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twill weave
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orientals
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intarsia
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curlicues
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canvases
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tropes
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loanwords
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brooches
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polychrome
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filigree
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acanthus
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chequerboard
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exoticism
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octagons
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yellow ocher
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spatiality
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depictions
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motifs
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