Unscramble

l 1 e 1 i 1 t 1 m 3 o 1 t 1 i 1 f 4

9 letters · 14 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)

originFrom German Leitmotiv (“leading motif”), from leiten (“to lead”) + Motiv (“motif”), originally used to describe Wagnerian opera. The spelling was influenced by motif.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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