theme

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theme Definition

• (n) 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"
• (n) a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl'' theme"
• (n) (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
• (n) an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
• (n) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
• (v) provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"

theme Synonyms

• base
• composition
• idea
• melodic theme
• motif
• musical theme
• paper
• radical
• report
• root
• root word
• stem
• subject
• theme
• topic