theme
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2.8
- noun
- /θim/
:
tema
- Unity is a common theme that emerges in many of his paintings.
- main theme
- central theme
- overarching theme
Yeah, that's a very sad theme that keeps coming up.
- Yeah, that's a very sad theme that keeps coming up.
- OK, so this month the theme is Bridal Beauty.
- Are there grand themes that are being explored?
- And that's like a recurring theme in your life, right?
- Like what if the Met Gala theme was bags and boxes?
- I'm Shane and today's theme is all about gaming.
- I'm Shane and today's theme is all about dating.
- So that's in many ways the theme of the of this meeting.
- But back to the whole theme of this video.
- And also the theme needs to be flowers.
- So within most of us, both of these themes have some play.
Examples
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So public health is a major theme of our class.
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Moral distress in nursing is a common theme related to the work of practicing nurses.
Academic text (2015) -
And this this month, the theme is garden play.
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I will take up the theme of the politics of fear.
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The theme is social media stars.
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The problem is the theme is controversial.
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It's consistent with the theme that I'm pursuing.
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That's a great theme for a show.
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The texts were selected because they illuminated the themes chosen for study during the institute.
Academic text (2012) -
I'm Shane and today's theme is all about dating.
Synonyms
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1.0
The main idea someone wants to say in speech, writing, or art
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2.7
A topic that people discuss or think about
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1.0
A subject that people discuss, write about, or study
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3.4
The main idea expressed in a speech or piece of writing
188
4.3
The main idea of something said or written
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3.8
The main topic a talk, book, or picture is about
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3.1
A main idea in a talk or report
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5.9
A theme or idea that appears again and again in stories, paintings and music
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4.2
The main idea of a speech, book, or discussion
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3.4
The most important idea in a discussion or text
The main idea of a talk, text, or piece of music
Compounds
How Central
677
2.8
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Theme comes from the Greek thema, meaning 'something put down' or 'a set topic'. It shares the same root as thesis, so think of a theme as the main idea 'placed' at the centre of a story, which is why it names a book's or film's main message.