motivo

Portuguese

/mo.ˈt͡ʃi.vo/, /mu.ˈti.vu/

noun
Definitions
  • motive that which incites to action
  • (music) motif (short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work)

Etymology

Derived from Latin motivus.

Origin

Latin

motivus

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