theme
2
7.4
- noun
- /θim/
- Specialized
:
tema
- What was important was the theme, and he could not possibly have a "Pig" issue without a poem by Jason W. Plover.
Examples
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That was a nice exchange of views, I thought, so as roundtable MC, I decided this week to stick with the disaster-scenario theme.
Blog text (29) -
Herein, one of the deeper themes that he devotes time to is deception.
Blog text (9) -
Like the theme is not necessarily the sound itself, Right.
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Desire is the theme of all life!
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Love that you guys are so passionate about helping others (that seems to be the common theme in this whole discussion).
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The theme for the night was "Sex in the City," which was perfect because, like most of you ladies, it is my favorite series/movie of all time!
Blog text (29) -
Of course, I could explain such an organizational problem by using linguistic terms such as rheme/theme or given/new, but my students are more likely to understand what I'm talking about by using images from their physical experience.
Academic text (1997) -
In linguistics, the theme of a word is its base form after all affixes are removed.
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The teacher explained that the theme of a verb is essential for understanding its inflection.
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For the assignment, you must identify the theme of the word 'running' without any prefixes or suffixes.
Synonyms
24
4.8
The basic form of a word from which other words are made
4
7.0
The main part of a word that other parts are added to
3
6.7
The main part of a word before prefixes or endings are added
1
7.2
The basic form of a word before adding parts to the start or end
1
4.2
The basic form of a word after removing beginnings and endings
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Theme in linguistics, the base form of a word, comes from Greek thema 'something put down', meaning the part you 'place' as the foundation for other endings. That's why the theme is the form you start with when you add grammar endings.