1 the subject or main idea in a talk, piece of writing or work of art:
North American literature is the main theme of this year's festival. * The President stressed a favourite campaign theme-greater emphasis on education. * The naked male figure was always the central theme of Greek art. * The stories are all variations on the theme of unhappy marriage.
2 (music) a short tune that is repeated or developed in a piece of music
3 = THEMEMUSIC:
the theme from 'The Godfather'
4 (old-fashioned, AmE) a short piece of writing on a particular subject, done for school
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is theme a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, theme is tagged as noun.
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