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Decor vs Motif - What's the difference?

decor | motif |

As nouns the difference between decor and motif

is that decor is the style of decoration of a room, building while motif is a recurring or dominant element; a theme.

decor

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Noun

(en noun)
  • The style of decoration of a room, building.
    • Her living room had a lush Persian-style decor .

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    motif

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A recurring or dominant element; a theme.
    • See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?
  • (music) A short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work
  • A decorative figure that is repeated in a design
  • (crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.
  • A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.
  • (biochemistry) In a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.

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