noun
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
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- 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
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- it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme
noun
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
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melodic theme
musical theme
idea
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- 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)
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- he got an A on his composition
noun
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
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- thematic vowels are part of the stem
verb
provide with a particular theme or motive
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- the restaurant often themes its menus