· 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"

Synonym(s): subject, topic

Hypernym(s): message, content, subject_matter, substance

· a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"

Synonym(s): motif

Hypernym(s): idea, thought

· (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"

Synonym(s): melodic_theme, musical_theme, idea

Hypernym(s): tune, melody, air, strain, melodic_line, line, melodic_phrase

· an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"

Synonym(s): composition, paper, report

Hypernym(s): essay

· (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

Synonym(s): root, root_word, base, stem, radical

Hypernym(s): form, word_form, signifier, descriptor

· provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"

Hypernym(s): supply, provide, render, furnish