Word Source - www.word.sc/theme - Dictionary definition for theme

0 / 0

theme

noun

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"
Synonyms: subject, topic
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl'' theme"
Synonyms: motif
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
Synonyms: idea, melodic theme, musical theme
an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
Synonyms: composition, paper, report
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Synonyms: base, radical, root, root word, stem

verb

provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"