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