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leitmotiv vs melody

melody vs leitmotiv

leitmotiv and melody both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leitmotiv Yes No No No
melody Yes No No No
As nouns, melody is a hypernym of leitmotiv; that is, melody is a word with a broader meaning than leitmotiv:
  • leitmotiv: a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)
  • melody: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Other hypernyms of leitmotiv include air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, strain, tune.
leitmotiv (noun) melody (noun)
a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Difference between leitmotiv and melody

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