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Theme

//θiːm// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

    ""Had not you once a beautiful daughter, named Mary?" said the stranger. "It is a heartrending question, man," said Andrew; "but certes, I had once a beloved daughter named Mary." "What became of her?" asked the stranger. Andrew shook his head, turned round, and began to move away; it was a theme that his heart could not brook."

  2. 2
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work wordnet
  3. 3
    A recurring idea; a motif.; A concept with multiple instantiations.

    "variations on the theme of entrepreneurial resourcefulness"

  4. 4
    (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed wordnet
  5. 5
    A recurring idea; a motif.; Any of various colors, or color palettes, in which a design is offered; (graphical user interface) any of various skins for an app, affecting the visuals and perhaps other elements such as sound effects.

    "switch to a dark theme to conserve battery power"

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  1. 6
    an essay (especially one written as an assignment) wordnet
  2. 7
    An essay written for school. dated

    "Father Dolan came in today and pandied me because I was not writing my theme."

  3. 8
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion wordnet
  4. 9
    The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
  5. 10
    (music) melodic subject of a musical composition wordnet
  6. 11
    A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
  7. 12
    An additional puzzle within the crossword, typically involving a set of non-standard clues or answers.
  8. 13
    The stem of a word.
  9. 14
    Thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.
  10. 15
    Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
  11. 16
    Topic, what is generally being talked about.
  12. 17
    A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.
Verb
  1. 1
    To give a theme to. transitive

    "We themed the birthday party around superheroes."

  2. 2
    provide with a particular theme or motive wordnet
  3. 3
    To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software). transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English teme, from Old French teme, tesme (French thème), from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “I put, place”), reduplicative from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, do”) (whence also English do). Doublet of thema.

Etymology 2

From Middle English teme, from Old French teme, tesme (French thème), from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “I put, place”), reduplicative from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, do”) (whence also English do). Doublet of thema.

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