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theme
(/T//i/m )

noun (n)

  • the subject matter of a conversation or discussion(noun.communication)
    Example:
    His letters were always on the theme of love.
    Synonym:
    subject, topic
    source: wordnet30
  • a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    It was the usual `boy gets girl' theme.
    Synonym:
    motif
    source: wordnet30
  • (music) melodic subject of a musical composition(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The theme is announced in the first measures.
    Synonym:
    idea, melodic theme, musical theme
    source: wordnet30
  • an essay (especially one written as an assignment)(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    composition, paper, report
    source: wordnet30
  • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    base, radical, root, root word, stem
    source: wordnet30
  • A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • provide with a particular theme or motive(verb.possession)
    Example:
    The restaurant often themes its menus.
    source: wordnet30
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