THEME


Meaning of THEME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ θi:m ]

( themes)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

A theme in a piece of writing, a talk, or a discussion is an important idea or subject that runs through it.

The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe...

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2.

A theme in an artist’s work or in a work of literature is an idea in it that the artist or writer develops or repeats.

The novel’s central theme is the perennial conflict between men and women...

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3.

A theme is a short simple tune on which a piece of music is based.

...variations on themes from Mozart’s The Magic Flute.

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4.

Theme music or a theme song is a piece of music that is played at the beginning and end of a film or of a television or radio programme.

...the theme from Dr Zhivago...

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.