theme song
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2.5
- noun
- /θim sɔŋ/
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tema musical
- As the opening theme song reassures us, "I know we'll be just fine if we learn to love the ride."
- become the theme song
It was like I could hear this theme song going off in my head like this.
- It was like I could hear this theme song going off in my head like this.
- If only there had been a campaign theme song that had prepared him for that.
- Before we bring it down, here is the DuckTales theme song made using real ducks.
- I don't know how it became the theme song for break dancing, but it it became that.
- That's just, that's just the cartoon theme song.
- Like the show even had the classic theme song.
- But I mean, first you should sing the theme song.
- But instead of us alternating and saying what we think of the best movie theme songs, we turn it into a game.
Examples
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What about our theme song?
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If you could pick any theme song for Perry, what would it be?
Blog text (12) -
This is kind of our family theme song.
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We need a theme song.
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When you open it, you hear the theme song to Star Wars.
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When you hear my theme song, the first bars will be for you.
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It's so great that it's becoming the theme song for my school's prom.
Blog text (5) -
One of them begins to whistle the theme song from the television game show, Jeopardy.
Fiction book (1996) -
Since she had met him, that idiotic tune had practically become her theme song.
Fiction book (1995) -
The opening credits feature the iconic theme song of the series.
Synonyms
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3.4
A melody that repeats and becomes the main musical idea
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5.5
A short tune that people connect with a show or performer
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9.1
A short musical idea that returns to show a person, place, or feeling
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4.4
A short, easy to recognize piece of music that identifies a show or performer
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3.4
The main tune that represents a person or idea in a piece of music
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5.8
A main tune that returns and shapes a musical piece
How Recognizable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a piece of music associated with a show' is directly derivable from combining 'theme' (a central or musical idea) with 'song' (a piece of music). This noun+noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward compositional logic, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase theme song comes from the idea of using one short musical theme, a simple tune played like a song at the start of a show so people immediately know which show it is. That's why a theme song today is the tune people link to and think of when they hear it.