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Motif vs Lick - What's the difference?

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In music|lang=en terms the difference between motif and lick

is that motif is (music) a short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work while lick is (music) a short motif.

As nouns the difference between motif and lick

is that motif is a recurring or dominant element; a theme while lick is the act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

As a verb lick is

to stroke with the tongue.

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