THEME

(noun) a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
"it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"
synonyms : motif
The novel had the usual motif of ‘good versus evil’. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
synonyms : base , radical , root , root word , stem
"But the root base of the word has to be considered when making such claims such as you are." -added by diviya_inlas
(noun) an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
"he got an A on his composition"
synonyms : composition , paper , report
(noun) the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
"he didn't want to discuss that subject", "it was a very sensitive topic", "his letters were always on the theme of love"
synonyms : subject , topic
(noun) (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
"the theme is announced in the first measures", "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
synonyms : idea , melodic theme , musical theme
(verb) provide with a particular theme or motive
"the restaurant often themes its menus"

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