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   Theme

   /THēm/

   

   noun

   • 1. the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic: "the theme of the sermon was reverence" Similar subjecttopicsubject mattermatterissuequestionconcernideaconceptthreadmotiftropekeynotemessagethesisargumenttextgistessencecoresubstanceburdenthrust
   • ▪ the first major constituent of a clause, indicating the subject-matter, typically being the subject but optionally other constituents, as in “poor he is not.”.
   • ▪ an essay written by a student on an assigned subject. US Similar essaycompositionpaperdissertation
   • 2. an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature: "love and honor are the pivotal themes of the Hornblower books"
   • ▪ a prominent or frequently recurring melody or group of notes in a composition: "the first violin takes up the theme high up in its register" Similar melodytuneairmotifleitmotif
   • ▪ (of music) frequently recurring in or accompanying the beginning and end of a film, play, or musical: "a theme song"
   • 3. a setting given to a leisure venue or activity, intended to evoke a particular country, historical period, culture, etc.: "a family fun park with a western theme"
   • 4. the stem of a noun or verb; the part to which inflections are added, especially one composed of the root and an added vowel.
   • 5. any of the twenty-nine provinces in the Byzantine empire. historical

   verb

   • 1. give a particular setting or ambience to (a venue or activity): "the amusement park will be themed as a Caribbean pirate stronghold"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin thema, from Greek, literally ‘proposition’; related to tithenai ‘to set or place’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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