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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2006
Subject:
Language reference, History of English, Literature, Literary theory and cultural studies
Length:
40 words
Latin phrase meaning ‘seize the day!’, used as an exclamation to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future; originally it is a quotation from ... More
motif

motif  

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Subject:
Media studies
A recurring theme, idea, or element in a work of art or an artist's oeuvre. In French art, artists who painted in the open air were sometimes described as painting ‘sur le motif’.

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