THEMATIC

thematic

(adjective) relating to or constituting a topic of discourse

thematic

(adjective) of or relating to a melodic subject

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

thematic (comparative more thematic, superlative most thematic)

Relating to, or having a theme (“subject”) or a topic.

(music) Relating to a melodic subject.

(linguistics) Of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb's inflection.

(history) Of or relating to a theme (“subdivision of the Byzantine empire”).

Noun

thematic (plural thematics)

A postage stamp that is part of a thematic collection.

Anagrams

• mathetic

Source: Wiktionary

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The*mat"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. thématique.]

1. (Gram.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the theme of a word. See Theme, n., 4.

2. (Mus.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to a theme, or subject. Thematic catalogue (Mus.), a catalogue of musical works which, besides the title and other particulars, gives in notes the theme, or first few measures, of the whole work or of its several movements.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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