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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, especially a school composition.
4.
Music.
a.
a principal melodic subject in a musical composition.
b.
a short melodic subject from which variations are developed.
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EXPANDadjective
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having a unifying theme: a theme restaurant decorated like a spaceship.
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Themes
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
verb (used with object)
9.
to provide with a theme.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English teme, theme (< Old French teme) < Medieval Latin thema, Latin < Greek théma proposition, deposit, akin to tithénai to put, set down
1250–1300; Middle English teme, theme (< Old French teme) < Medieval Latin thema, Latin < Greek théma proposition, deposit, akin to tithénai to put, set down
Related forms
theme·less, adjective
sub·theme, noun
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Word Origin & History
theme
c.1300, from O.Fr. tesme (13c., with silent -s-), from L. thema "a subject, thesis," from Gk. thema "a proposition, subject, deposit," lit. "something set down," from root of tithenai "put down, place," from PIE base *dhe- "to put, to do" (see factitious). Extension to
EXPANDmusic first recorded 1674; theme song first attested 1929. Theme park is from 1960.
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Cultural Dictionary
theme definition
A central idea in a piece of writing or other work of art: “The theme of desperation is found throughout his novels.” Also a short composition assigned to a student as a writing exercise.
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