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Pronunciation : Theme
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. teme, OF. teme, F. th?me, L. thema, Gr. Do, and cf. Thesis.]
Definition : 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 a soldier was the theme, my name Was not far off. Shak.
2. Discourse on a certain subject. Then ran repentance and rehearsed his theme. Piers Plowman. It was the subject of my theme. Shak.
3. A composition or essay required of a pupil. Locke.
4. (Gram.)
Defn: A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem.
5. That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument. [Obs.] Swift.
6. (Mus.)
Defn: The leading subject of a composition or a movement.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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