"theme" | Definition and Related Words

theme

Noun

is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
subtypes:
- bone of contention - the subject of a dispute
- precedent - a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
- head, question - the subject matter at issue
- keynote - the principal theme in a speech or literary work
same as: subject, topic
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
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
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
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

is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to

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