American Dictionary
Definition theme in American English
theme
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/θim/
Example
Musical instruments are a recurrent theme in his still life paintings.
Example
Good child care was the central theme of the conference.
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a short piece of music that is played at the beginning and end of a radio or television program or a movie
Example
the theme from the movie Rocky
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in discourse analysis, the known information in a clause or sentence. The new information is called the rheme.
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