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noun
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion:
"he didn't want to discuss that subject"
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work:
"it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition:
"the theme is announced in the first measures"
an essay (especially one written as an assignment):
"he got an A on his composition"
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed:
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
verb
provide with a particular theme or motive:
"the restaurant often themes its menus"
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