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motif
English
Etymology
From French motif (1848), with the meaning of "main idea or theme". Doublet of motive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo??ti?f/
- Rhymes: -i?f
Noun
motif (plural motifs)
- A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
- See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?
- (music) A short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.
- A decorative figure that is repeated in a design or pattern.
- (dressmaking) A decorative appliqué design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming.
- (crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.
- (chess) A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.
- (biochemistry) In a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.
Related terms
- motive
- phosphomotif
- leitmotif
- motify
Translations
French
Etymology
From Late Latin m?tivus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.tif/
Noun
motif m (plural motifs)
- motive
- motif
- pattern, design
Derived terms
- au motif que
Descendants
Further reading
- “motif” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch motief, from Middle Dutch motijf, from Old French motif (Modern French motif), from Late Latin m?tivus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mot?f]
- Hyphenation: mo?tif
Noun
motif (first-person possessive motifku, second-person possessive motifmu, third-person possessive motifnya)
- motif:
- a recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
- Synonyms: corak, pola
- (music, literature) a short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.
- a recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
- motive:
- (law) something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “motif” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
motif From the web:
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arrangement
English
Etymology
From French arrangement.
Morphologically arrange +? -ment
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???e?nd??m?nt/
- Hyphenation: ar?range?ment
Noun
arrangement (countable and uncountable, plural arrangements)
- The act of arranging.
- The manner of being arranged.
- A collection of things that have been arranged.
- A particular way in which items are organized.
- (in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.
- An agreement.
- (music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.
Synonyms
- (particular way in which items are organized): configuration, constitution; see also Thesaurus:composition
Derived terms
- wheel arrangement
Related terms
- arrange
Translations
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French arrangement, derived from the verb arranger, hence Danish arrangere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??????m??]
Noun
arrangement n (singular definite arrangementet, plural indefinite arrangementer)
- arrangement
- event, party
Declension
Further reading
- “arrangement” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “arrangement” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French arrangement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.r?n.???m?nt/
- Hyphenation: ar?ran?ge?ment
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
arrangement n (plural arrangementen, diminutive arrangementje n)
- (music) A musical arrangement.
- A package deal, especially in relation to recreative services.
Related terms
- arrangeren
French
Etymology
arranger +? -ment
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.????.m??/
Noun
arrangement m (plural arrangements)
- arrangement
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French arrangement
Noun
arrangement n (definite singular arrangementet, indefinite plural arrangement or arrangementer, definite plural arrangementa or arrangementene)
- arrangement, event
Related terms
- arrangere
References
- “arrangement” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “arrangement” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French arrangement
Noun
arrangement n (definite singular arrangementet, indefinite plural arrangement, definite plural arrangementa)
- arrangement, event
Related terms
- arrangere
References
- “arrangement” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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