Definitions for theme
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.1 / 29 votes

1. subject, topic, themenoun

   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"

2. theme, motifnoun

   a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work

   "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"

3. theme, melodic theme, musical theme, ideanoun

   (music) melodic subject of a musical composition

   "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"

4. composition, paper, report, themenoun

   an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

   "he got an A on his composition"

5. root, root word, base, stem, theme, radicalverb

   (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

   "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

6. themeverb

   provide with a particular theme or motive

   "the restaurant often themes its menus"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 15 votes

1. themenoun

   A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

2. themenoun

   A recurring idea; a motif.

3. themenoun

   The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.

4. themenoun

   The collection of color schemes, sounds, artwork etc., that "skin" an environment towards a particular motif.

5. themenoun

   The stem of a word

6. themenoun

   thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb

7. themenoun

   Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.

8. themenoun

   Topic, what is being talked about, as opposed to rheme

9. themenoun

   A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.

10. Etymology: From tesme (French: thème), from thema, from θέμα, from τίθημι, reduplicative from dʰeh₁- (whence also English do).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Themenoun

   Etymology: theme, Fr. from ϑέμα.

   1. A subject on which one speaks or writes.

   Every object of our idea is called a theme, whether it be a being or not being. Isaac Watts.

   Two truths are told,
   As happy prologues to the swelling act
   Of the imperial theme. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   When a soldier was the theme, my name
   Was not far off. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   O! could I flow like thee, and make thy stream
   My great example, as it is my theme:
   Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dull;
   Strong without rage, without o’erflowing full. John Denham.

   Whatever near Eurota’s happy stream,
   With laurels crown’d, had been Apollo’s theme. Wentworth Dillon.

   Though Tyber’s streams immortal Rome behold,
   Though foaming Hermus swells with tides of gold,
   From heav’n itself though seven-fold Nilus flows,
   And harvests on a hundred realms bestows;
   These now no more shall be the muse’s themes,
   Lost in my fame, as in the sea their streams. Alexander Pope.

   2. A short dissertation written by boys on any topick.3. The original word whence others are derived.

   Let scholars daily reduce the words to their original or theme, to the first case of nouns, or first tense of verbs. Isaac Watts.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Theme

   Theme of Exodus" is a song with music by Ernest Gold, written for the 1960 film epic film on the founding of the modern State of Israel Exodus, based on the 1958 novel Exodus by Leon Uris. The film features an ensemble cast, and its celebrated soundtrack music was written by Ernest Gold who won both Best Soundtrack Album and Song of the Year at the 1961 Grammy Awards for the soundtrack and theme to Exodus respectively. It is the only instrumental song to ever receive that award. Following its initial film appearance, the theme has been recorded by many artists in both instrumental and vocal versions, and has also appeared in a number of subsequent films and television programs. The best-known cover version of the theme is an instrumental version. This version was accompanied by The London Symphony OrchestraBob Marley incorporated portions of the theme into his song "Exodus".

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. theme

   Theme is the central idea, topic, or message in a piece of writing, art, film, or other work. It is not always directly stated and can often be inferred by analyzing the plot, characters, and other elements of the work. Themes are often universal concepts such as love, revenge, death, or coming of age.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.8 / 4 votes

1. Themenoun

   a subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text

2. Themenoun

   discourse on a certain subject

3. Themenoun

   a composition or essay required of a pupil

4. Themenoun

   a noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem

5. Themenoun

   that by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument

6. Themenoun

   the leading subject of a composition or a movement

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Theme

   In music, a theme is the material, usually a recognizable melody, upon which part or all of a composition is based. In forms such as the fugue this may be known as the subject.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Theme

   thēm, n. a subject set or proposed for discussion, or on which a person speaks or writes, a thesis, a brief essay: a verb in its radical form unmodified by inflections: (mus.) subject, a short melody developed with variations: an administrative division under the Byzantine empire.—n. Thē′ma, that which constitutes a subject of thought.—adj. Thēmat′ic.—adv. Thēmat′ically.—n. Thē′matist, a writer of themes. [Fr. thème—L. thema—Gr. tithēmi, I place, set.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'theme' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2624

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'theme' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4206

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'theme' in Nouns Frequency: #852

How to pronounce theme?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say theme in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of theme in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of theme in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of theme in a Sentence

1. Ed Atkins:

   The theme du jour is supply which is expected to accelerate this week.

2. Andreas Utermann:

   The lack of economic growth and the return of volatility is prompting us to be more pro-active in buying and selling assets to capture the big moves in prices, we still favour the dividend theme in Europe. Stocks pay a hefty 3.5 percent yield on average, that's much higher than in the fixed income market.

3. Kevin Hoar:

   Every day Oregonians can see that President Donald Trump is taking on the big problems and making the economy a huge success. This provides a powerful contrast between the policies we hear about from the 2020 Democratic presidential field, and the promises kept and success delivered by President Donald Trump. Oregon continues to be home to a growing number of forgotten men and women, especially in rural Oregon, a major theme of President Donald Trump campaign since 2016.

4. Bill Northey:

   The major theme, not only today but through the balance of the earnings season, is going to be the revisions to fourth quarter and 2016 earnings.

5. Chris Bede:

   I do want to clarify that schools do not have a right to ban students from wearing anything as long as it is not lewd, vulgar etc.. And the theme of red, white and blue definitely would not fit into that category.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=theme
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Theme
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=theme
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theme
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=theme
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=theme