| Front | theme |θiːm| |
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| Back | noun 1 the subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc. a topic: 2 an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature: 3 a setting given to a restaurant, pub, or leisure venue, intended to evoke a particular country, historical period, culture, etc.: 4 Linguistics the first major constituent of a clause, indicating the subject matter, typically being the subject but optionally other constituents, as in ‘ smitten he is not’. Contrasted with rheme. 5 any of the twenty-nine provinces in the Byzantine empire. verb give a particular theme or setting to (a leisure venue, event, etc.): (as adj. themed) |
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