THEME


Meaning of THEME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈthēm ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English teme, theme, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin thema, from Greek, literally, something laid down, from tithenai to place — more at do

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation

guilt and punishment is the theme of the story

b. : a specific and distinctive quality, characteristic, or concern

the campaign has lacked a theme

2. : stem 4

3. : a written exercise : composition

a research theme

4. : a melodic subject of a musical composition or movement

• themed ˈthēmd adjective

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