A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme. / (music) A short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.

A male given name transferred from the surname. / A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2522). / A town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.

(uncountable) The state or quality of being sparse. / (countable, rare) The result or product of being sparse.

Able to be refuted, or shown to be false.