theme

(noun, verb)

noun

1. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

- his letters were always on the theme of love

Similar word(s): subject, topic

Definition categories: communication, content, message, substance

2. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work

- it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme

Similar word(s): motif

Definition categories: thought, idea

3. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition

- the theme is announced in the first measures

Similar word(s): idea

Definition categories: communication, air, line, melody, strain, tune

4. an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

Similar word(s): composition, paper, report

Definition categories: communication, essay

5. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

Similar word(s): base, radical, root, stem

Definition categories: communication, descriptor, form, signifier

verb

1. provide with a particular theme or motive

- the restaurant often themes its menus

Definition categories: possession, furnish, provide, render, supply