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theme

/ theme /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
"it was the usual `boy gets girl'' theme"
Type of:
idea thought
Kinds of:
topos
noun Sense 2
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
"the theme is announced in the first measures"
"the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
Type of:
tune melody air
Kinds of:
motif motive statement variation
Domain:
music
verb Sense 3
provide with a particular theme or motive
"the restaurant often themes its menus"
Type of:
supply provide render
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
"he didn''t want to discuss that subject"
"it was a very sensitive topic"
"his letters were always on the theme of love"
Type of:
message content subject matter
Kinds of:
bone of contention precedent question head keynote
noun Sense 5
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
"he got an A on his composition"
Type of:
written assignment writing assignment essay
Kinds of:
term paper incidental music
noun Sense 6
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Type of:
form word form signifier
Derived:
stem
Domain:
linguistics
Semantic Complexity
67%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
27
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idea thought topos tune melody air motif motive statement variation supply provide