theme /θim/
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"
2. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"
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"
synset: theme, melodic_theme, musical_theme, idea
4. an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
synset: composition, paper, report, theme
5. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
synset: root, root_word, base, stem, theme, radical
1. provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"
synset: theme
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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