Definitions for theme
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Princeton's WordNet(3.08 / 29 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.

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

2. theme(Noun)

   A recurring idea; a motif.

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

3. theme(Noun)

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

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

4. theme(Noun)

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

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

5. theme(Noun)

   The stem of a word

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

6. theme(Noun)

   thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb

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

7. theme(Noun)

   Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.

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

8. theme(Noun)

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

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

9. theme(Noun)

   A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.

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

Webster Dictionary(2.75 / 4 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(1.00 / 1 vote)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. The US:

   The overall theme is one of the The US strengthening relations with its friends, not using space to try to build a bridge to rivals.

2. Andre Bakhos:

   We're looking at a flattish kind of market today that is looking to grasp a positive theme and the banks haven't delivered this morning.

3. 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.

4. Donald Light:

   They were advised that whenever the senators mentioned high prices, just mention research and how difficult it is, how expensive it is, since 1959, that is the repeated and successful theme of Big Pharma.

5. Gene Munster:

   The long-term growth outlook is upbeat, as Amazon slowly takes away traditional retail's last competitive advantage - instant gratification - and rides the AWS cloud secular growth theme.

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