theme

CEFRB1

/θiːm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The main subject or idea in a work.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A recurring idea; a motif., A concept with multiple instantiations.

Examples

  • The principal theme of the book is the American Revolution.

  • This theme should be treated in more detail.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

  2. A recurring idea; a motif.

  3. A concept with multiple instantiations.

More examples

In context

  • We themed the birthday party around superheroes.

  • switch to a dark theme to conserve battery power

  • variations on the theme of entrepreneurial resourcefulness

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English teme, from Old French teme, tesme (French thème), from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”), reduplicative from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, do”) (whence also English do). Doublet of thema.