Recurring Symbol Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration • a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music • a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
	29%	5		Recurring symbol in sheet music
	noun • (music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated
	27%	9		Recurring symbol in a literary work
	noun • a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)

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New York Times31 Aug 2018	Down 45
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