similar motif

collocation in English

meaningsofsimilarandmotif

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similar
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪm.ɪ.lər/us
/ˈsɪm.ə.lɚ/
looking or being almost, but not exactly, ...
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motif
noun[C]
uk
/məʊˈtiːf/us
/moʊˈtiːf/
a pattern ...
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(Definition ofsimilarandmotiffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Asimilarmotifshows the warrior with two giraffes.
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The similar motifs present in the upstream sequences of these genes suggest that they should be expressed in the same tissue at the same developmental stages.
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Similar motifs occur with aspartate or asparagine as residue i, called asx turn.
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None of the other 20 mission churches have similar motifs.
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The foot is decorated with similar motifs to the cone itself.
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Similar motifs are seen both inside and outside, at the platform level.
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Similar motifs are repeated above certain windows and at the bases of the main entrance arches.
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The choral setting is polyphonic in the three other voices and embedded in instrumental music base on similar motifs.
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Johns also produces intaglio prints, sculptures and lithographs with similar motifs.
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