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Another word for theme

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Noun

  1. What a speech, piece of writing, or artistic work is about

    See also:

    meaning

  2. A relatively brief discourse written especially as an exercise

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    words

  3. The main part of a word to which affixes are attached

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    words

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Another word for theme

Noun

  1. A subject

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    subject

    issue

  2. A recurrent melody

    See also:

    song

  3. A short composition

    See also:

    subject

    exposition

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Sentence Examples

  • "What I have certainly gained is freedom," he began seriously, but did not continue, noticing that this theme was too egotistic.

  • Carmen had chosen the colors pastel violet and light gray, with the theme being hearts and the flowers being forget-me-nots.

  • The antagonism between free labour and slave labour became the theme of many of his speeches.

  • Because we discuss topical subjects in this class, the main theme of each week might change at a moment's notice.

  • The incidents of this undertaking are the theme of Washington Irving's Astoria.

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