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Word: theme (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • a recurring idea; a motif.
  • A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.
  • a subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
  • figurative The collection of color schemes, sounds, artwork etc., that "skin" an environment towards a particular motif.
  • grammar stem of a word
  • linguistics thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb
  • linguistics theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
  • linguistics topic, what is being talked about, as opposed to rheme
  • music the main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.

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