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THEMED
Etymology
Adjective
themed (comparative more themed, superlative most themed)
(often, in combination) Having a particular theme or topic
Verb
themed
simple past tense and past participle of theme
Source: Wiktionary
THEME
Theme, n. Etym: [OE. teme, OF. teme, F. thème, 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
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