Associations to the word «Leitmotiv»
Wiktionary
LEITMOTIV, noun. Alternative form of leitmotif
Dictionary definition
LEITMOTIV, noun. A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas).
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.