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Audio Help [theem] Pronunciation Key noun, adjective, verb, themed, them·ing.

–noun

1.	a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.

2.	a unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc., as in a work of art.

3.	a short, informal essay, esp. a school composition.

Music.

a.	a principal melodic subject in a musical composition.

b.	a short melodic subject from which variations are developed.

5.	Grammar. the element common to all or most of the forms of an inflectional paradigm, often consisting of a root with certain formative elements or modifications. Compare stem¹ (def. 16).

6.	Linguistics. topic (def. 4).

7.	Also, thema. an administrative division of the Byzantine Empire.

–adjective

8.	having a unifying theme: a theme restaurant decorated like a spaceship.

–verb (used with object)

9.	to provide with a theme.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME teme, theme (< OF teme) < ML thema, L < Gk théma proposition, deposit, akin to tithénai to put, set down

]

—Related forms

themeless, adjective

—Synonyms 1. thesis, text. See subject. 3. paper.

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theme Audio Help (thēm) Pronunciation Key
n.

A topic of discourse or discussion. See Synonyms at subject.
A subject of artistic representation.
An implicit or recurrent idea; a motif: a theme of powerlessness that runs through the diary; a party with a tropical island theme.
A short composition assigned to a student as a writing exercise.
Music The principal melodic phrase in a composition, especially a melody forming the basis of a set of variations.
Linguistics A stem.
Linguistics See topic.

tr.v. themed, them·ing, themes
Usage Problem To provide with a particular topic or motif. See Usage Note at themed.

[Middle English teme, theme, from Old French tesme, from Latin thema, from Greek; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

theme'less adj.

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