theme

theme
01. The [theme] of the conference is "Europe in the Next Century".
02. The main [theme] of the novel is the importance of love in human relationships.
03. A determination to improve social programs has been a popular [theme] during the election.
04. A popular [theme] in Karen's artwork has always been the relationship between mothers and daughters.
05. The same [theme] runs through a number of her paintings.
06. The pianist plays a number of [themes] based on Beethoven's pastoral symphony.
07. The children were singing the [theme] music from their favorite television show.
08. The high school band delighted its audience by playing the [theme] music from a number of popular movies.
09. The photographs have been organized into [thematic] groups, such as animals, love, and transportation.
10. The songs were divided [thematically] into four types.
11. Christopher Isherwood once suggested that every writer has certain subjects that they write about again and again, and most people's books are just variations on certain [themes].
12. Black music in South Africa is generally based on traditional African [themes].
13. The [theme] of a novel is sometimes explicitly stated within the story itself, either by the author or one of the characters.
14. Laurence Perrine has noted that discovering and stating the [theme] of a story is often a delicate task.
15. Peace is the dominant [theme] in Islam; peace with Allah, with one's soul, with family and friends, and with all living creatures.
16. Nationalism is a major [theme] in the literature of Panama.
17. In August of 1995, Microsoft Corp. launched its Windows '95 software system, using the Rolling Stones' tune "Start Me Up'' as its [theme] song.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • thème — [ tɛm ] n. m. • 1538, surtout didact. jusqu au XIXe; tesme 1265; lat. thema, mot gr., littéralt « ce qui est posé » 1 ♦ Sujet, idée, proposition qu on développe (dans un discours, un ouvrage didactique ou littéraire). ⇒ fond, idée, 3. sujet.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Theme — may refer to:The arts* Theme (music), the initial or principal melody in a musical piece * Theme (literature), the unifying subject or idea of a story * Theme (arts), the unifying subject or idea of a visual work * Theme music, signature music… …   Wikipedia

  • Theme — Thème Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Théme — Thème Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • theme — W2S2 [θi:m] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(subject)¦ 2 theme music/song/tune 3¦(repeated tune)¦ 4¦(style)¦ 5¦(piece of writing)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Latin; Origin: thema, from Greek, something laid down, theme , from tithenai …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • theme — THEME. s. m. Texte tiré de l Escriture, qu un Predicateur prend pour sujet de son sermon, & par lequel il le commence. Il a pris un beau theme. il n a pas bien choisi, bien suivi son theme. c est là son theme. Theme, se dit aussi, De ce qu on… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • theme — [ θim ] noun count *** 1. ) the main subject of something such as a book, speech, art exhibit, or discussion: theme of: Love and honor are the main themes of the book. a recurrent/recurring theme (=one that occurs several times): Musical… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Theme — Theme, n. [OE. teme, OF. teme, F. th[ e]me, 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. [1913 Webster] My theme is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • theme — [thēm] n. [ME < OFr & L: OFr teme < L thema < Gr, what is laid down < base of tithenai, to put, place: see DO1] 1. a) a topic or subject, as of a lecture, sermon, essay, etc. b) a recurring, unifying subject or idea; motif, often one… …   English World dictionary

  • theme — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. tesme (13c., with silent s ), from L. thema a subject, thesis, from Gk. thema a proposition, subject, deposit, lit. something set down, from root of tithenai put down, place, from PIE root *dhe to put, to do (see… …   Etymology dictionary

  • thème — THÈME: Au collège, prouve l application, comme la version prouve l intelligence. Mais dans le monde il faut rire des forts en thème …   Dictionnaire des idées reçues

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