theme
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Definitions
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"
Noun
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl'' theme"
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"
Noun
an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
Noun
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Verb
provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"
Synonyms
base
composition
idea
melodic theme
motif
musical theme
paper
radical
report
root
root word
stem
subject
topic
More General Terms
air
content
descriptor
essay
form
furnish
idea
line
melodic line
melodic phrase
melody
message
provide
render
signifier
strain
subject matter
substance
supply
thought
tune
word form