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noun • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior • a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music • a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration adjective satellite • causing or able to cause motion • impelling to action | ||||||||
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noun • the subject matter of a conversation or discussion • a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work • (music) melodic subject of a musical composition • an essay (especially one written as an assignment) • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed verb • provide with a particular theme or motive | ||||||||
| 31% | 10 | The underlying purpose or reason | ||||||
noun • The sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation | ||||||||
Underlying Purpose Crossword Clue
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MOTIVE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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MOTIVE
Updated: October 13, 2023
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