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Meaning of 'theme' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Theme [ n.]
- A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text.
- Discourse on a certain subject.
- A composition or essay required of a pupil.
- A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem.
- That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument.
- The leading subject of a composition or a movement.

Meaning of 'theme' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . theme [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
Example in sentence:
  • he didn't want to discuss that subject;
  • his letters were always on the theme of love;
  • it was a very sensitive topic
Meaning (2):
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
Example in sentence:
  • he got an A on his composition
Meaning (3):
- a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
Example in sentence:
  • it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme
Meaning (4):
- (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
Example in sentence:
  • the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it;
  • the theme is announced in the first measures
Meaning (5):
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Example in sentence:
  • thematic vowels are part of the stem
6 . theme [ v]
Meaning (6):
- provide with a particular theme or motive
Example in sentence:
  • the restaurant often themes its menus

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