1. (noun)subject, topic, theme the subjectmatter 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. (noun)theme, motif a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"
3. (noun)theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea (music) melodic subject of a musicalcomposition "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
4. (noun)composition, paper, report, theme an essay (especially one written as an assignment) "he got an A on his composition"
5. (noun)root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
6. (verb)theme provide with a particulartheme or motive "the restaurant often themes its menus"
Definition of 'theme'
