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anglicization of the
German Leitmotiv (IPA: [ˈlaɪtmoˌtiːf]),
literally meaning "
leading motif", or "guiding motif". A
musical motif has been
defined as a "short...
- The
Motive and the Cue is a play
written by Jack Thorne. The production,
directed by Sam Mendes,
premiered on 21
April 2023 at the
National Theatre in...
- Electro-
Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a
brand of diesel-electric locomotives,
locomotive products and
diesel engines for the rail industry. Formerly...
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changed the
Philippines culturally and politically.
Social media is a
leading motive for
Internet use in the Philippines, but
Internet use also
plays a big...
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Motive is a
Canadian police procedural television series that
aired for four
seasons on CTV from
February 3, 2013, to
August 30, 2016. The
series premiere...
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Appeal to
motive is a
pattern of
argument which consists in
challenging a
thesis by
calling into
question the
motives of its proposer. It can be considered...
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parts into the tropics. The
search for this
great south land was a
leading motive of
explorers in the 16th and the
early part of the 17th centuries. The...
- In economics, the
profit motive is the
motivation of
firms that
operate so as to
maximize their profits.
Mainstream microeconomic theory posits that the...
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schools of
illumination of
Western Europe,
decoration only was the
leading motive. In the m****cripts of the
Merovingian period, in the
school which connected...
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Nibelungen and, in
early film scores, with Steiner. A
leitmotif (or
leading motive) is a recurring,
evolving musical theme for
narrative elements such...