Definitions for theme
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Princeton's WordNet(2.91 / 23 votes)Rate this definition:

1. subject, topic, theme(noun)

   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, motif(noun)

   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, idea(noun)

   (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, theme(noun)

   an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

   "he got an A on his composition"

5. root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical(verb)

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

   "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

6. theme(verb)

   provide with a particular theme or motive

   "the restaurant often themes its menus"

Wiktionary(3.67 / 15 votes)Rate this definition:

1. theme(Noun)

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

2. theme(Noun)

   A recurring idea; a motif.

3. theme(Noun)

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

4. theme(Noun)

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

5. theme(Noun)

   The stem of a word

6. theme(Noun)

   thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb

7. theme(Noun)

   Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.

8. theme(Noun)

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

9. theme(Noun)

   A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.

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

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Theme(noun)

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

2. Theme(noun)

   discourse on a certain subject

3. Theme(noun)

   a composition or essay required of a pupil

4. Theme(noun)

   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. Theme(noun)

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

6. Theme(noun)

   the leading subject of a composition or a movement

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Dimitri Thivaios:

   It's like a theme park for adults.

2. Bob Chapek:

   You won't feel like you're in a theme park.

3. Douglas Borthwick:

   I think the big theme today is one of relief.

4. Tom Roseen:

   The theme is Brexit, and people are concerned.

5. John Doyle:

   The biggest theme (in the market today) is risk-off.

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