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theme

  • noun
  • /θiːm/

A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

Other meanings

  1. A recurring idea; a motif.

  2. A concept with multiple instantiations.

Synonyms

  • subject

Related words

  • countertheme
  • deuterothematic
  • deuterotheme
  • dithematic
  • minitheme
  • monothematic
  • polythematic
  • prototheme
  • retheme
  • subtheme
  • themeable
  • themeless

Example sentences

  • “I'm going to write your theme song.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “She explores themes of identity in her work.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “I never skip the theme song to this show.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "θέμα".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “theme” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.