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English word motif comes from Latin motivus (Moved. Stirred.)
motivus (Latin)
Moved. Stirred.
motivum (Malayalam)
motif (French)
Motif. Motive. Pattern, design.
motivo (Italian)
(music) motif, melody, aria. Motive. Pattern, motif. Reason, ground.
Motiv (German)
(arts) motif. Motive.
motif (English)
(biochemistry) In a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.. (chess) A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.. (crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.. (dressmaking) [...]