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Word: Motif
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century: from French
məʊˈtiːf
a decorative image or design, especially a repeated one forming a pattern
Short Definition:decorative image or design
Examples:- the colourful hand-painted motifs which adorn narrowboats
a dominant or recurring idea in an artistic work
Short Definition:dominant or recurring idea in artistic work
Examples:- superstition is a recurring motif in the book
a distinctive sequence on a protein or DNA, having a three-dimensional structure that allows binding interactions to occur.
Short Definition:distinctive sequence on protein or DNA
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