theme
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