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What is a prominent leitmotif of your project? (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 day ago by diarcesia@reddthat.com to c/worldbuilding@lemmy.world

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Mine's the Eastern Roman Empire during the time of Justinian. The mixture of Greekness and Romanness of its society at the time is in a sweet spot according to my preferences.

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[–] ArchEngel@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Had to do a quick search for this one, I had never come across the word before!

Leitmotif

noun

a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.

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