theme
A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic pieceA subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
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Meaning
12 sensesA subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
Thema
те́маtéma
те́маtéma
A recurring idea; a motif.
A concept with multiple instantiations.
variations on the theme of entrepreneurial resourcefulness
Motiv
те́маtéma, моти́вmotív
Any of various colors, or color palettes, in which a design is offered; (graphical user interface) any of various skins for an app, affecting the visuals and perhaps other elements such as sound effects.
switch to a dark theme to conserve battery power
(dated)An essay written for school.
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
Thema
те́маtéma
A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
An additional puzzle within the crossword, typically involving a set of non-standard clues or answers.
The stem of a word.
Stamm, Wortstamm
осно́ваosnóva, ко́реньkórenʹ
Thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.
Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
Topic, what is generally being talked about.
Thema
A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.
Examples
121 sentencesWhat's your favorite TV show theme song?
What's the theme of his latest novel?
The theme park was closed down last month.
deDer Themenpark wurde letzten Monat geschlossen.
What's the theme of the novel?
ruКаков сюжет этого романа?
deWas ist das Thema dieses Romans?
I like the theme song.
deMir gefällt das Titellied.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English teme, from Old French teme, tesme (French thème), from Latin thema, frFrom Middle English teme, from Old French teme, tesme (French thème), from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”), reduplicative from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, do”) (whence also English do). Doublet of thema.
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Forms
plural: themesSynonyms
15 synonyms- a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work:motif
- (music) melodic subject of a musical composition:melodic thememusical themeidea
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion:subjecttopic
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment):compositionpaperreport
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed:rootroot wordbasestemradical