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Definitions for Theme

[1] a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.
[2] a unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc., as in a work of art.
[3] a short, informal essay, especially a school composition.
[4] Music . a principal melodic subject in a musical composition. a short melodic subject from which variations are developed.
[5] Grammar . the element common to all or most of the forms of an inflectional paradigm, often consisting of a root with certain formative elements or modifications. Compare stem1(def 16) .
[6] Linguistics . topic(def 4) .
[7] Also thema. an administrative division of the Byzantine Empire.
[8] having a unifying theme: a theme restaurant decorated like a spaceship.
[9] to provide with a theme.
[10] an idea or topic expanded in a discourse, discussion, etc
[11] (in literature, music, art, etc) a unifying idea, image, or motif, repeated or developed throughout a work
[12] music a group of notes forming a recognizable melodic unit, often used as the basis of the musical material in a composition
[13] a short essay, esp one set as an exercise for a student
[14] 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
[15] grammar another word for root 1 (def. 9), stem 1 (def. 9)
[16] (in the Byzantine Empire) a territorial unit consisting of several provinces under a military commander
[17] (modifier) planned or designed round one unifying subject, image, etc a theme holiday
[18] (tr) to design, decorate, arrange, etc, in accordance with a theme

Words related to Theme

thought, motif, point, text, question, argument, topic, matter, stuff, problem, line, subject, description, case, affair, head, thesis, business, keynote, motive

Words nearby Theme

them's fighting words, thema, thematic, thematic apperception test, thematization, theme, theme park, theme song, themis, themistocles, themself

Origin of Theme

1250–1300; Middle English teme, theme (< Old French teme ) < Medieval Latin thema, Latin < Greek théma proposition, deposit, akin to tithénai to put, set down

Other words from Theme

theme·less , adjective
sub·theme , noun

Word origin for Theme

C13: from Latin thema, from Greek: deposit, from tithenai to lay down

Synonyms for Theme

argument, line, matter, motif, point, problem, question, stuff, subject, text, thought, topic, affair, burden, business, case, head, keynote, leitmotif, motive, proposition, thesis, matter in hand, point at issue