Look up: theme

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   Theme
   The central idea of a play.
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   Theme
   The main idea, thesis or subject matter of a poem. Keats' Ode on a Grecian Urn, for example, deals with the permanence of art and the impermanence of life.
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   theme
   [n] - (music) melodic subject of a musical composition 2. [n] - a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   Theme
   The overall idea or emphasis of a page/scrapbook.
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   Theme
   A recurring issue that emerges during the analysis of qualitative data
   Found on http://www.bath.ac.uk/e-learning/gold/gl
   
   
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   Theme
   the subject of a piece of writing. This may not be explicitly stated, but can be deduced by the reader. For example, many traditional stories have similar themes: the triumph of good over evil, cunning over strength, kindness over beauty.
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   Theme
   Theme noun [ Middle English teme , Old French teme , French thème , Latin thema , Greek ..., from ... to set, place. See Do , and confer Thesis .] 1. A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text. « My theme is alway one and ever was.» Chaucer. « And when ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/39
   
   
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   theme
   musical theme noun (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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   theme
   noun 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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    Theme
    `Theme` may refer to: * Theme (music), the initial or principal melody in a musical piece * Theme (literature), the unifying subject or idea of a story * Theme (visual arts), the unifying subject or idea of a visual work * Theme (computing), a custom graphical appearance for certain software, similar to a skin * Theme (linguistics), that part of a sentence which indicates what is being talked about * Theme (linguistics), is a Theta role in Gener...
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    Theme
    • (n.) A composition or essay required of a pupil. • (n.) Discourse on a certain subject. • (n.) The leading subject of a composition or a movement. • (n.) A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text. • (n.) A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that p...
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    theme
    (from the article `aesthetics`) ...have tried to perceive the unity of works of literature in terms of a similar development of literary units, often described tendentiously as ... [7 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/34
    
    
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    theme
    (from the article `linguistics`) ...functional in the sense in which this term was interpreted in the pre-World War II period. The most valuable contribution made by the postwar ...
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    theme
    in music, short melody or melodic phrase developed in a musical composition. See melody.
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    theme
    in the Byzantine Empire, originally, a military unit stationed in a provincial area; in the 7th century the name was applied to large military ... [7 related articles]
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    theme
    theme 1. the subject of a discourse, discussion, piece of writing, or artistic composition. 2. A distinct, recurring, and unifying quality or idea: 'Efficiency will be the theme of this energy organization.' 3. A melody that is repeated, often with variations, throughout a piece of music; such as, one of the themes of the concerto. 4. A song or ...
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    theme
    a prevailing idea in a work, but sometimes not explicitly stated, as in Ogden Nash's 'Candy is dandy, / But liquor is quicker,' which is about neither candy nor liquor.
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    theme
    Message or central idea of a literary piece of art. It is found out indirectly by the reader. A number of different motifs may move around the central theme of the story. Examples of literary themes are love, war and peace, loneliness in the modern world, communication problems, man and woman, nature and industry, and so on.
    Found on http://www.menrath-online.de/glossaryeng
    
    
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    theme
    
    1. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
    2. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
    3. melodic subject of a musical composition
    4. an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
    5. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
    
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