| NOUN | communication | theme, subject, topic | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | theme, motif | a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work | |
| communication | theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition | |
| communication | theme, composition, paper, report | an essay (especially one written as an assignment) | |
| communication | theme, root, root word, base, stem, radical | (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed | |
| VERB | possession | theme | provide with a particular theme or motive |
| Sounds | thiy'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | academe ... upstream: 40 rhymes with iym... | |
| Meaning | The subject matter of a conversation or discussion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "his letters were always on the theme of love" | |
| Synonyms | subject, topic | |
| Narrower | bone of contention | The subject of a dispute |
| keynote | The principal theme in a speech or literary work | |
| precedent | A subject / subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time) | |
| question, head | The subject matter at issue | |
| Broader | message, content, subject matter, substance | What a communication that is about something is about |
| Spanish | asunto, contenido, materia, objeto, tema | |
| Catalan | assumpte, matèria, objecte, tema | |
| Adjectives | thematic | relating to or constituting / constituting a topic of discourse |
| Meaning | A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "it was the usual 'boy gets girl' theme" | |
| Synonym | motif | |
| Narrower | topos | A traditional theme or motif or literary convention |
| Broader | idea, thought | The content of cognition |
| Spanish | motivo, tema | |
| Catalan | motiu, tema | |
| Adjectives | thematic | relating to or constituting / constituting a topic of discourse |
| Meaning | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the theme is announced in the first measures" | |
| Synonyms | melodic theme, musical theme, idea | |
| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| Narrower | motif, motive | A theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music |
| statement | (music) the presentation of a musical theme | |
| variation | A repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished | |
| Broader | tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase | A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence |
| Spanish | tema melódico, tema musical, tema | |
| Catalan | tema melòdic, tema musical, tema | |
| Adjectives | thematic | of or relating to a melodic / melodic subject |
| unthematic | not relating to a melodic / melodic subject | |
| Meaning | An essay (especially one written as an assignment). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | composition, paper, report | |
| Narrower | term paper | A composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term |
| Broader | essay | An analytic or interpretive literary composition |
| Spanish | composición, informe, redacción, tema, trabajo | |
| Catalan | composició, informe, redacció, tema | |
| Meaning | (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | root, root word, base, stem, radical | |
| Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| Broader | form, word form, signifier, descriptor | The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something |
| Spanish | base, radical, raíz, tema | |
| Catalan | arrel, base, radical, tema | |
| Meaning | Provide with a particular theme or motive. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "the restaurant often themes its menus" | |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
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