theme

Noun
  1. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion (synset 106612141)
    "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"
    is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
    subtypes:
    same as: subject, topic
  2. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work (synset 105928866)
    "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"
    is a type of: idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
    subtypes: topos - a traditional theme or motif or literary convention
    same as: motif
  3. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition (synset 107042734)
    "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
    referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
    is a type of: air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
    subtypes:
    • motif, motive - a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
    • statement - (music) the presentation of a musical theme
    • variation - a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
    same as: idea, melodic theme, musical theme
  4. An essay (especially one written as an assignment) (synset 106421395)
    "he got an A on his composition"
    is a type of: essay - an analytic or interpretive literary composition
    subtypes: term paper - a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term
    same as: composition, paper, report
  5. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed (synset 106311183)
    "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
    referred to in: linguistics - the scientific study of language
    is a type of: descriptor, form, signifier, word form - the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
    same as: base, radical, root, root word, stem
Verb
  1. Provide with a particular theme or motive (synset 202368596)
    "the restaurant often themes its menus"
    is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to

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