theme


Definition: Meaning of, theme in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / θiːm /

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theme themes
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  1. subject the main subject or idea in a piece of writing, speech, film etc
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  2. theme music/song/tune music or a song that is often played during a film or musical play, or at the beginning and end of a television or radio programme
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  3. repeated tune a short simple tune that is repeated and developed in a piece of music
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  4. style a particular style
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  5. piece of writing American English old-fashioned a short piece of writing on a particular subject that you do for school [=  essay]
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theme used in phrases

  • melodic theme (noun)
    1. music melodic subject of a musical composition
  • musical theme (noun)
    1. music melodic subject of a musical composition
  • theme park (noun)
    1. a type of park where you can have fun riding on big machines such as a ROLLER COASTER, and where the whole park is based on one subject such as water or space travel
  • theme party (noun)
    1. British English a party where everyone has to dress in a particular way connected with a particular subject
  • theme song (noun)
    1. a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program
    2. a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie
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