What does Theme mean?

Definitions for Theme
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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. Themenoun

    Etymology: theme, Fr. from ϑέμα.

    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.

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

Wikipedia

  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".

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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

Wikidata

  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 Dictionary

  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

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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. Ron Chapman:

    Based on information from current cases, it is likely that a person infectious with measles was at one of the theme parks on these dates, if you have symptoms, and believe you may have been exposed, please contact your health care provider.

  2. James Essig:

    There's just one common theme I want to get out there that's a recurring theme that keeps happening, and it has to stop throughout New York City, that's gang members, that's guns -- multiple guns on the scene -- scooters being used, masks, and lastly unintended targets getting hit. This is unacceptable in our streets in New York City and it has to stop.

  3. Andre Bakhos:

    The market is showing a little fatigue... and the question is what's the next theme that's going to push markets higher, it's going to be a tug of war on economic data and the court of investor opinion as to what exactly the Fed does.

  4. Todd McCarthy:

    Unfortunately,' Mockingjay - Part 1' has all the personality of an industrial film, there's not a drop of insolence, insubordination or insurrection running through its veins ; it feels like a manufactured product through and through, ironic and sad given its revolutionary theme.

  5. Ted Piccone:

    I don't think there will be lots of hugs and kisses, i think it will be serious and it will be respectful and measured, and they will reinforce the larger theme...that dialogue and engagement is better for constructive relations than negative sanctions.

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