noun Download 🔗Share A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic. Examples : "The professor said that the main themes of the novel were love and loss. " art literature style culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A recurring idea; a motif. Examples : "The main themes in the book are love and loss. " literature art story philosophy style culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An essay written for school. Examples : "My English teacher assigned us three themes to write about: our summer vacation, our favorite book, and a current event. " education writing literature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations. Examples : "The composer explored several variations on the main melody, but the original themes remained recognizable throughout the piece. " music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time. Examples : "The TV show's themes instantly let you know which character is about to appear on screen. " music entertainment media sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The collection of color schemes, sounds, artwork etc., that "skin" an environment towards a particular motif. Examples : "The new website offered several themes, allowing users to change the colors and layout to personalize their online experience. " style appearance computing technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (grammar) The stem of a word. Examples : "In Latin class, we learned that the themes of words like "amare" (to love) and "amavi" (I loved) share the same root, "ama-". " grammar linguistics word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb. Examples : "In linguistics, the themes of the verb "give" are the recipient and the item being given. " linguistics grammar Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory. Examples : "In linguistic analysis, the themes of the sentences "The cat sat on the mat" and "The mat held the cat" would be analyzed differently, reflecting the distinct roles the cat and mat play in each scenario despite their presence in both. " grammar linguistics theory language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Topic, what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme. Examples : "The main themes of our class discussion were friendship and bullying. " language linguistics writing communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire. Examples : "The Byzantine emperor reorganized the empire's defenses by dividing it into themes, each with its own army and administrative center. " history government organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To give a theme to. Examples : "We themed the birthday party around superheroes." style art culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software). Examples : ""I like to theme my email inbox with seasonal colors." " ""I will theme my email program with a dark background to make it easier on my eyes." " computing technology appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading