Leading motive
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| (Mus.) | a guiding theme; in the musical drama of Wagner, a marked melodic phrase or short passage which always accompanies the reappearance of a certain person, situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the play; a sort of musical label. Also called leitmotif or leitmotiv. - Abbott. |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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I felt that to bring out its deeper significance which was quite apparent to me, something other, something more was required; a
leading motive that would harmonize all these violent noises, and a point of view that would put all that elemental fury into its proper place.
We are banking on this patented technology as our
leading motive of the Expo pavilion -- water as the necessary condition for sustainable life.
The
leading motive involving physical health was "preventing worsening of their condition/symptoms," which was reported by 53.3% of patients, the investigators reported.
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