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Definition of "leitmotivs" [leitmotivs]

  • Plural form of leitmotiv. (noun)

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Use "leitmotivs" in a sentence
  • "In the Dutchman two themes may be rightly described as leitmotivs; in Tannhaeuser not one theme may be rightly so described."
  • "Of what may be called leitmotivs there are only three, the Dutchman (i) and Senta (j), while a portion of the second (k) may be regarded as a third, for it is used by itself, independently."
  • "In the _Dutchman_ two themes may be rightly described as leitmotivs; in"