recurring motif

collocation in English

meaningsofrecurringandmotif

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recurring
adjective
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/rɪˈkɜː.rɪŋ/us
/rɪˈkɝː.ɪŋ/
happening many times, or ...
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motif
noun[C]
uk
/məʊˈtiːf/us
/moʊˈtiːf/
a pattern ...
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(Definition ofrecurringandmotiffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The power of radio is arecurringmotifin his work.
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She also felt it necessary to include arecurringmotif'to have an idea running through it, not just one sound here and one sound there', thereby unifying the piece.
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Yet retrenchment from the radically new which boasts (or more discreetly disguises) a sharp break with the past is a familiarrecurringmotifin twentieth-century music.
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Arecurringmotifis a small central square turned 45 degrees within a larger square.
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The 21 pieces are connected by arecurringmotif.
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Puuc-style columns are arecurringmotifat the site.
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Arecurringmotifis the theft of policemen's helmets.
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Evil unleashed by the fault (usually of curiosity) of human beings is arecurringmotifin legends and tales all over the world.
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The curled "ruyi" symbol is arecurringmotifinside the mall.
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The church is entered through three bronze doors adorned with angels, arecurringmotifthroughout the church.
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The film features dolphins as arecurringmotif.
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Besides nature, the flute is arecurringmotifin his works.
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She is said to smell like the flowers of the sweet osmanthus, which are arecurringmotifin her character design.
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As arecurringmotif, every time a character becomes pregnant, a child's face is double exposed over their shoulder.
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Hisrecurringmotifhere is a rough black oval, repeated in varying sizes and degrees of compression and distortion.
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Anotherrecurringmotifis animal imagery, particularly, bird imagery.
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Arecurringmotifare sculpted or painted swans throughout the house and grounds.
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His depiction in classical art mostly shows therecurringmotifof serpents, but the number of heads differs.
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Gender disguise has also been used as a plot device in storytelling and is arecurringmotifin literature, theater, and film.
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