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   theme

   /θiːm/

   noun

   • 1. the subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc.; 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 ‘smitten he is not’.
   • ▪ an essay written by a school pupil on a particular subject. US Similar essaycompositionpaperdissertation
   • 2. an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature: "love and honour 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
   • ▪ a piece of music that frequently recurs in or accompanies the beginning and end of a film, play, or musical: "a theme song"
   • 3. a setting given to a restaurant, pub, or leisure venue, intended to evoke a particular country, historical period, culture, etc.: "an Irish theme pub"
   • 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 theme or setting to (a leisure venue, event, etc.): "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’.

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