theme of mortality
- noun
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tema de la mortalidad
- Many artists have explored the theme of mortality in their work, highlighting human existence and the inevitability of death.
Examples
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In his lecture, he discussed the theme of mortality as a pivotal aspect of existential philosophy and literature.
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One heavily affected by the other, and the whole arc of all 20 kind of has a theme of mortality and dealing with our own mortality.
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The novel's central plot revolves around a theme of mortality, prompting readers to reflect on the fragility of life.
Synonyms
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The fact that living things must die
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The death that comes to everyone
A certain fact that every living person must die
How Academic
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'subject or idea of death' is directly and transparently derived from 'theme' (central idea) combined with 'mortality' (the state of being subject to death) linked by the preposition 'of', so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer the phrase. The simple possessive/relational 'X of Y' composition is cross-linguistically common, which further supports full transparency.
Etymology
Theme of mortality paints a simple picture: think of a short tune that comes back in a song, a repeating idea you cannot forget. Here theme means that returning idea and mortality means 'death', so when a book or film keeps returning to 'death' we call it the theme of mortality.