How do you pronounce "leitmotiv"?

The pronunciation is /'laitməu,ti:f/. Listen to American and British pronunciations on this page.

leitmotiv

[US]/'laitməu,ti:f/

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n. main theme, central idea

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the musical term ‘leitmotiv’.

The unquestionable leitmotiv of the current development of the nation could be summarized as a mechanical tabula rasa of the past.

Abstract: The Leitmotiv is an important method to express the plot in Wagner’s music drama The Nibelung’s Ring (Der Ring des Nibelungen).

the musical term ‘leitmotiv’.

The unquestionable leitmotiv of the current development of the nation could be summarized as a mechanical tabula rasa of the past.

Abstract: The Leitmotiv is an important method to express the plot in Wagner’s music drama The Nibelung’s Ring (Der Ring des Nibelungen).

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