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Added 9 October 2026

thematic

/θɪˈmætɪk/ adjective

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Relating to or having a theme (“subject”) or a topic.
He had a thematic collection of postage stamps with flags on them (where thematic collection is equivalent to topical collection)
Relating to a melodic subject.
Of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb's inflection.

noun

A postage stamp that is part of a thematic collection.
A case that indicates the (usually inanimate) party which is a participant to the verbal predicate where that participant does not undergo any tangible change of state.

Origin

From Ancient Greek θεματικός (thematikós), from θέμα (théma, “theme”). Equivalent to theme + -atic.

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