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Theme

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Noun

1. subject, theme, topic

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

Example Sentences:
'he didn't want to discuss that subject'
'it was a very sensitive topic'
'his letters were always on the theme of love'

2. motif, theme

a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work

Example Sentences:
'it was the usual boy gets girl' theme'

3. idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme

(music) melodic subject of a musical composition

Example Sentences:
'the theme is announced in the first measures'
'the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it'

4. composition, paper, report, theme

an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

Example Sentences:
'he got an A on his composition'

5. base, radical, root, root word, stem, theme

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

Example Sentences:
'thematic vowels are part of the stem'

Verb

6. theme

provide with a particular theme or motive

Example Sentences:
'the restaurant often themes its menus'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Theme

see synonyms of theme
noun
1. 
an idea or topic expanded in a discourse, discussion, etc
2. 
(in literature, music, art, etc) a unifying idea, image, or motif, repeated or developed throughout a work
3. music
a group of notes forming a recognizable melodic unit, often used as the basis of the musical material in a composition
4. 
a short essay, esp one set as an exercise for a student
5. linguistics
the first major constituent of a sentence, usually but not necessarily the subject. In the sentence history I do like, "history" is the theme of the sentence, even though it is the object of the verb
6. grammar another word for root1 (sense 9), stem1 (sense 9)
7. 
(in the Byzantine Empire) a territorial unit consisting of several provinces under a military commander
8. (modifier)
planned or designed round one unifying subject, image, etc
a theme holiday
verb
9. (transitive)
to design, decorate, arrange, etc, in accordance with a theme

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Theme

see synonyms of theme
noun
1. 
a. 
a topic or subject, as of a lecture, sermon, essay, etc.
b. 
a recurring, unifying subject or idea; motif, often one used decoratively
2. 
a short essay, esp. one written as an assignment in a school course
3. 
a. 
a short melody used as the subject of a musical composition
b. 
a musical phrase upon which variations are developed
4.  US
theme song
verb transitiveWord forms: themed or ˈtheming
5. 
to give a theme to; specif., to plan according to a central theme
a themed restaurant

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Theme

see synonyms of theme
n.
1. A topic of discourse or discussion. See Synonyms at subject.
2. A subject of artistic representation.
3. An implicit or recurrent idea; a motif: a party with a tropical island theme.
4. A short composition assigned to a student as a writing exercise.
5. Music A recurring melodic element in a composition, especially a melody forming the basis of a set of variations.
6. Linguistics
a. See topic.
b. A stem.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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