[theme] n [ME teme, theme, fr. MF & L; MF teme, fr. L thema, fr. Gk, lit., something laid down, fr. tithenai to place--more at do] (14c) 1 a: a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation b: a specific and distinctive quality, characteristic, or concern "the campaign has lacked a ~"
2: stem 4
3: a written exercise: composition "a research ~"
4: a melodic subject of a musical composition or movement -- themed adj