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noun
A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas).
synonym: leitmotiv.
is a specific kind of: air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune.
Polish: lejtmotyw, leitmotiv
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