rheme
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rheme (riːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| linguistics Compare theme the constituent of a sentence that adds most new information, in addition to what has already been said in the discourse. The rheme is usually, but not always, associated with the subject | |
| [C20: from Greek rhēma that which is said] | |
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Rheme
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | rheme |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See rhema |
Example sentences from the web
One cannot perform a rheme without also performing a pheme and a phone.
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