Theme - Definition

n 1: 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" [syn: subject, topic, theme]
2: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or
artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme" [syn:
theme, motif]
3: (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme
is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked
up the idea and elaborated it" [syn: theme, melodic
theme, musical theme, idea]
4: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got
an A on his composition" [syn: composition, paper,
report, theme]
5: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are
removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn: root,
root word, base, stem, theme, radical]
v 1: provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant
often themes its menus"