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, 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 pa
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radigm, 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 restaura
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nt decorated like a spaceship. |
–verb (used with object) | 9. | to provide with a theme. |
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Park Definition–noun | 1. | an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment
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of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation. |
| 2. | an enclosed area or a stadium used for sports: a baseball park. |
| 3. | a considerable extent of land forming the grounds of a country house. |
| 4. | British. a tract of land reserved for wild animals; game preserve. |
| 5. | Western U.S. a broad valley in a mountainous region. |
| 6. | a space where vehicles, esp. automobiles, may be assembled or stationed. |
| 9. | any area set aside for public recreation. |
| 10. | Military. | a. | the space occupied by the assembled guns, tanks, or vehicles of a military unit. |
| b. | the assemblage so formed. |
| c. | (formerly) the ammunition trains and reserve artillery of an army. |
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| 11. | Automotive. a setting in an automatic transmission in which the transmission is in neutral and the brake is engaged. |
–verb (used with object) | 12. | to place or leave (a vehicle) in a certain place for a period of time. |
| 13. | Informal. to put, leave, or settle: Park your coat on the chair. Park yourself over there for a moment. |
| 14. | to assemble (equipment or supplies) in a military park. |
| 15. | to enclose in or as in a park. |
| 16. | Informal. to invest (funds) in a stock, bond, etc., considered to be a safe investment with little chance of depreciation, as during a recession or an unstable economic period, or until one finds a more profitable investment. |
| 17. | Aerospace. to place (a satellite) in orbit. |
–verb (used without object) | 18. | to park a car, bicycle, etc. |
| 19. | Informal. to engage in kissing and caressing in a parked car. |
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