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leading motive

leading motive noun: leitmotif.

Noun

leading motive (plural leading motives)

  1. leitmotif

Forms of leading motive

pluralleading motives

Questions about leading motive

What does leading motive mean?
Leading motive means leitmotif.
What part of speech is leading motive?
Leading motive is a noun.
What is the plural of leading motive?
The plural of leading motive is leading motives.

Words near leading motive in the dictionary

  1. leading lights
  2. leading line
  3. leading lines
  4. leading man
  5. leading men
  6. leading motive
  7. leading motives
  8. leading nowhere
  9. leading off
  10. leading on
  11. leading out

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