Main Entry: theme

Pronunciation: \ˈthēm\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English teme, theme, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin thema, from Greek, literally, something laid down, from tithenai to place — more at do

Date: 14th century

1 a : a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation <guilt and punishment is the theme of the story> b : a specific and distinctive quality, characteristic, or concern <the campaign has lacked a theme>
2 : stem 4
3 : a written exercise : composition <a research theme>
4 : a melodic subject of a musical composition or movement

— themed \ˈthēmd\ adjective