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 43: a written exercise : composition <a research theme>4: a melodic subject of a musical composition or movement

— themed \ˈthēmd\ adjective