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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The term ''motif'' is French | *The term ''motif'' is French. | ||
*The Italian form of the word, ''motivo'', means "the subject of a painting, reason, or cause"; and the Medieval Latin word ''motivummotive'' means "impulse" or "reason" (Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature). | |||
*The term ''leitmotif'' is German in origin. | |||
==Works Cited== | ==Works Cited== | ||