theme, motif
(noun) a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; âit was the usual âboy gets girlâ themeâ
root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical
(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; âthematic vowels are part of the stemâ
composition, paper, report, theme
(noun) an essay (especially one written as an assignment); âhe got an A on his compositionâ
subject, topic, theme
(noun) the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; âhe didnât want to discuss that subjectâ; âit was a very sensitive topicâ; âhis letters were always on the theme of loveâ
theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea
(noun) (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; âthe theme is announced in the first measuresâ; âthe accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated itâ
theme
(verb) provide with a particular theme or motive; âthe restaurant often themes its menusâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
theme (plural themes)
A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
A recurring idea; a motif.
(dated) An essay written for school.
(music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
(film, television) A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
(computing, figuratively) The collection of color schemes, sounds, artwork etc, that "skin" an environment towards a particular motif.
(grammar) The stem of a word.
(linguistics) thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.
(linguistics) Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
(linguistics) Topic, what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme.
A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.
theme (third-person singular simple present themes, present participle theming, simple past and past participle themed)
(transitive) To give a theme to.
(computing, transitive) To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).
Source: Wiktionary
Theme, n. Etym: [OE. teme, OF. teme, F. thĂšme, L. thema, Gr. Do, and cf. Thesis.]
1. A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text. My theme is alway one and ever was. Chaucer. And when a soldier was the theme, my name Was not far off. Shak.
2. Discourse on a certain subject. Then ran repentance and rehearsed his theme. Piers Plowman. It was the subject of my theme. Shak.
3. A composition or essay required of a pupil. Locke.
4. (Gram.)
Definition: 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. That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument. [Obs.] Swift.
6. (Mus.)
Definition: The leading subject of a composition or a movement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; âa great crisisâ; âhad a great stake in the outcomeâ
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
