leitmotif vs line

leitmotif and line both are nouns.

leitmotif is not a verb while line is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
leitmotif	Yes	No	No	No
line	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, line is a hypernym of leitmotif; that is, line is a word with a broader meaning than leitmotif:

leitmotif: a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)
line: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

Other hypernyms of leitmotif include air, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune.

leitmotif (noun)	line (noun)
a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)	the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
	acting in conformity
	something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
	a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
	the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
	a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
	a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
	a telephone connection
	a particular kind of product or merchandise
	mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
	a conceptual separation or distinction
	a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
	a mark that is long relative to its width
	text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
	a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
	a short personal letter
	(often plural) a means of communication or access
	persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
	the hereditary derivation of an individual
	a formation of people or things one behind another
	a connected series of events or actions or developments
	a formation of people or things one beside another
	a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
	in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
	a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
	a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
	the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
	space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
	a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
	a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

leitmotif (verb)	line (verb)
	fill plentifully
	reinforce with fabric
	cover the interior of
	make a mark or lines on a surface
	mark with lines
	be in line with; form a line along

leitmotif vs line

leitmotif and line both are nouns.

leitmotif is not a verb while line is a verb.

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