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theme
n. subject, topic, main idea
 
v. provide with a subject


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Theme
Theme may refer to:Theme (music), the initial or principal melody in a musical pieceTheme (literature), the unifying subject or idea of a storyTheme (visual arts), the unifying subject or idea of a visual workTheme (computing), a custom graphical appearance for certain software, similar to a skinTheme (linguistics), that part of a sentence which indicates what is being talked aboutTheme music, signature music which recurs in a film, television program or performanceTheme magazineTheme Building, a landmark building in Los Angeles International AirportTheming, the act of creating environments with artificial themes
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theme
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) subject, topic
(hypernym) message, content, subject matter, substance
(hyponym) bone of contention
2. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"
(synonym) motif
(hypernym) idea, thought
(hyponym) topos
3. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
(synonym) melodic theme, musical theme, idea
(hypernym) tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
(hyponym) motif, motive
(classification) music
4. an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
(synonym) composition, paper, report
(hypernym) essay
(hyponym) term paper
5. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
(synonym) root, root word, base, stem, radical
(hypernym) form, word form, signifier, descriptor
(classification) linguistics
Verb
1. provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish


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thème (m)
n. topic, theme

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Theme
(n.)
The leading subject of a composition or a movement.
  
 
(n.)
That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument.
  
 
(n.)
Discourse on a certain subject.
  
 
(n.)
A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text.
  
 
(n.)
A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem.
  
 
(n.)
A composition or essay required of a pupil.
  

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