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tema [tí.ma.] : theme (n.)

Derivatives of tema


Glosses:
theme
n. (communication)1. subject, theme, topicthe subject matter of a conversation or discussion.; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"
~ subject matter, content, message, substancewhat a communication that is about something is about.
~ bone of contentionthe subject of a dispute.; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"
~ precedenta subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time).
~ question, headthe subject matter at issue.; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
~ keynotethe principal theme in a speech or literary work.
n. (cognition)2. motif, themea unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work.; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"
~ idea, thoughtthe content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about.; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
~ toposa traditional theme or motif or literary convention.; "James Joyce uses the topos of the Wandering Jew in his Ulysses"
n. (communication)3. idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme(music) melodic subject of a musical composition.; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
~ musican artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.
~ melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune, strain, air, linea succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
~ motif, motivea theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music.
~ statement(music) the presentation of a musical theme.; "the initial statement of the sonata"
~ variationa repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished.
n. (communication)4. composition, paper, report, themean essay (especially one written as an assignment).; "he got an A on his composition"
~ essayan analytic or interpretive literary composition.
~ term papera composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term.
n. (communication)5. base, radical, root, root word, stem, theme(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed.; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
~ linguisticsthe scientific study of language.
~ descriptor, form, signifier, word formthe phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something.; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
v. (possession)6. themeprovide with a particular theme or motive.; "the restaurant often themes its menus"
~ furnish, provide, supply, rendergive something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"