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Metif vs Motif - What's the difference?

metif | motif |

As nouns the difference between metif and motif

is that metif is (person of mixed parentage) while motif is a recurring or dominant element; a theme.

metif

English

Alternative forms

* metive

Noun

(en noun)
  • (person of mixed parentage)
  • motif

    English

    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.