Definition of theme Theme
/θiˈm/ - [theem] - theme
We found 27 definitions of theme from 7 different sources.
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What does theme mean?
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| theme - (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" | ||
| melodic theme, musical theme, idea | ||
| melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune, air, strain, line the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes | ||
| music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
| motif, motive a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration | ||
| statement a document showing credits and debits | ||
| theme - a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme" | ||
| motif | ||
| thought, idea the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought" | ||
| theme - 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" | ||
| subject, topic | ||
| subject matter, message, content, substance a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message" | ||
| bone of contention the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money" | ||
| precedent an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time | ||
| question, head the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets" | ||
| theme - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" | ||
| root, root word, base, stem, radical | ||
| signifier, word form, descriptor, form a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system | ||
| linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature | ||
| theme - an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition" | ||
| composition, paper, report | ||
| essay a tentative attempt | ||
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| theme - provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus" | ||
| furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- theme (Noun)
A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic. - theme (Noun)
A recurring idea; a motif. - theme (Noun)
The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations. - theme (Noun)
The collection of color schemes, sounds, artwork etc. , that "skin" an environment towards a particular motif. - theme (Noun)
The stem of a word. - theme (Noun)
thematic thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb. - theme (Noun)
theta Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory. - theme (Noun)
Topic, what is being talked about, as opposed to rheme. - theme (Noun)
A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire. - theme (Verb)
To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of software.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- theme (n.)
A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text. - theme (n.)
Discourse on a certain subject. - theme (n.)
A composition or essay required of a pupil. - theme (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. - theme (n.)
That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument. - theme (n.)
The leading subject of a composition or a movement.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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The main idea or ideas emerging from a literary work. -
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An important melody that occurs several times throughout a piece of music.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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theme
thēm, n. a subject set or proposed for discussion, or on which a person speaks or writes, a thesis, a brief essay: a verb in its radical form unmodified by inflections: (mus.) subject, a short melody developed with variations: an administrative division under the Byzantine empire.—n. Thē′ma, that which constitutes a subject of thought.—adj. Thēmat′ic.—adv. Thēmat′ically.—n. Thē′matist, a writer of themes. [Fr. thème—L. thema—Gr. tithēmi, I place, set.]
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music
In music, a theme is the initial or primary melody.
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