Theme Definition–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
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, 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. |
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| 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.
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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. |
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