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