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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
theme    Audio Help   [theem] Pronunciation Key noun, adjective, verb, themed, them·ing.
–noun
1.a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.
2.a unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc., as in a work of art.
3.a short, informal essay, esp. a school composition.
4.Music.
a.a principal melodic subject in a musical composition.
b.a short melodic subject from which variations are developed.
5.Grammar. the element common to all or most of the forms of an inflectional paradigm, often consisting of a root with certain formative elements or modifications. Compare stem1 (def. 16).
6.Linguistics. topic (def. 4).
7.Also, thema. an administrative division of the Byzantine Empire.
–adjective
8.having a unifying theme: a theme restaurant decorated like a spaceship.
–verb (used with object)
9.to provide with a theme.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME teme, theme (< OF teme) < ML thema, L < Gk théma proposition, deposit, akin to tithénai to put, set down]

—Related forms
themeless, adjective

—Synonyms 1. thesis, text. See subject. 3. paper.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  theme
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  The main part of a word to which affixes are attached.
Synonyms:  base, root, stem
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  composition
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A relatively brief discourse written especially as an exercise.
Synonyms:  essay, paper
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  subject
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  What a speech, piece of writing, or artistic work is about.
Synonyms:  argument, matter, point, subject matter, text, topic
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia - Cite This Source

theme park: see amusement park.

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