thema

[thee-muh]

the·ma

[thee-muh]
noun, plural the·ma·ta [-muh-tuh] .
theme (def. 7).

Origin:
< Latin < Greek théma; see theme
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Thema is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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thema

in the Byzantine Empire, originally, a military unit stationed in a provincial area; in the 7th century the name was applied to large military districts formed as buffer territories against Muslim encroachments in Anatolia.

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