Added 9 October 2026
theme
/θiːm/ noun
Latin root: thema Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about theme at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
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A recurring idea; a motif. A concept with multiple instantiations.
variations on the theme of entrepreneurial resourcefulness
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A concept with multiple instantiations.
variations on the theme of entrepreneurial resourcefulness
verb
Origin
From Middle English teme, from Old French teme, tesme (French thème), from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”), reduplicative from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, do”) (whence also English do). Doublet of thema.
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