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theme
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Meanings
noun
  • the subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc.; a topic.
    E.g. the theme of the sermon was reverence
  • an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature.
    E.g. love and honour are the pivotal themes of the Hornblower books
  • a setting given to a restaurant, pub, or leisure venue, intended to evoke a particular country, historical period, culture, etc.
    E.g. an Irish theme pub
  • the stem of a noun or verb; the part to which inflections are added, especially one composed of the root and an added vowel.
  • any of the twenty-nine provinces in the Byzantine empire.
verb
  • give a particular theme or setting to (a leisure venue, event, etc.).
    E.g. the amusement park will be themed as a Caribbean pirate stronghold

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