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