theme
Nouns
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(n) 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
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(n) a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
- it was the usual "boy gets girl" theme
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(n) (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
- the theme is announced in the first measures
- the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it
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(n) an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- he got an A on his composition
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(n) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- thematic vowels are part of the stem
Verbs
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(v) provide with a particular theme or motive
- the restaurant often themes its menus