GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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    Theme , n. [OE. teme, OF. teme, F. thème, L. thema, Gr. , fr.  to set, place. See Do, and cf. Thesis.]
    1. A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text.
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      My theme is alway one and ever was.
      Chaucer.

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      And when a soldier was the theme, my name
      Was not far off.
      Shak.

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    2. Discourse on a certain subject.
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      Then ran repentance and rehearsed his theme.
      Piers Plowman.

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      It was the subject of my theme.
      Shak.

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    3. A composition or essay required of a pupil.
      Locke.

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    4. (Gram.) 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.
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    5. That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument. [Obs.]
      Swift.

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    6. (Mus.) The leading subject of a composition or a movement.
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