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theme

noun verb

A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
T
Ends with
E
Contains
HE
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/θiːm/ /θiːm/

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

  2. A recurring idea; a motif.

  3. An essay written for school.

  4. The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.

  5. A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.

  6. The collection of color schemes, sounds, artwork etc., that "skin" an environment towards a particular motif.

  7. (grammar) The stem of a word.

  8. Thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.

  9. Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.

  10. Topic, what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme.

  11. A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.

verb

  1. To give a theme to.

    “We themed the birthday party around superheroes.”

  2. To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).

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Example Sentences

We themed the birthday party around superheroes.
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