Dictionary Check: theme
"theme" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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points
Words with Friends
10
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Definition
noun
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
Example:
"he didn't want to discuss that subject"
noun
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
Example:
"it was the usual ‘boy gets girl’ theme"
noun
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
Example:
"the theme is announced in the first measures"
noun
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
Example:
"he got an A on his composition"
noun
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Example:
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
verb
provide with a particular theme or motive
Example:
"the restaurant often themes its menus"
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