Idée fixe may refer to:
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Idée fixe (psychology)
In psychology, an ''idée fixe'' (; ) is a preoccupation of mind believed to be firmly resistant to any attempt to modify it, a fixation.
Background
According to intellectual historian Jan E. Goldstein, the initial introduction of ''idée fi ...
, a psychological disorder
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''Idée Fixe'' (album), a 1978 album by Aerolit
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Dogmatix
Dogmatix ( ; ) is a fictional white terrier dog who is a companion to Obelix in the ''Asterix'' comics. ''Dogmatix'' is a pun on the words '' dog'' and '' dogmatic''. In the original French, his name is a pun on the expression '' idée fixe'' ...
, the English name of an ''Asterix'' comics character, called ''Idéfix'' in French
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Idée fixe (music)
In music, a motif () or motive is a short musical idea, a salient recurring figure, musical fragment or succession of notes that has some special importance in or is characteristic of a composition. The motif is the smallest structural unit ...
, a recurring theme or motif, as in the ''Symphonie fantastique'' by Hector Berlioz
See also
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Fixation (disambiguation)
Fixation may refer to:
* Carbon fixation, a biochemical process, usually driven by photosynthesis, whereby carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds
* Fixation (alchemy), a process in the alchemical magnum opus
* Fixation (histology) in ...
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Leitmotif
A leitmotif or () is a "short, recurring musical phrase" associated with a particular person, place, or idea. It is closely related to the musical concepts of ''idée fixe'' or ''motto-theme''. The spelling ''leitmotif'' is a partial angliciz ...
, a recurring musical phrase used as an element of musical structure
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