1. The thing or area being discussed
   "his letters were always on the theme of love";
   - subject, topic
    
2. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
   "it was the usual ‘boy gets girl’ theme";
   - motif
    
3. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
   "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the melodic theme is announced in the first measures"; "the musical theme is announced in the first measures";
   - melodic theme, musical theme, idea
    
4. An essay (especially one written as an assignment)
   "he got an A on his theme";
   - composition, paper, report
    
5. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
   "thematic vowels are part of the theme";
   - root, root word, base, stem, radical
    
6. (computing) a collection of colour schemes, sounds, artwork, etc, used in the interface of a computer program, usually interchangeably
   "He downloaded a new theme for his media player to give it a fresh look";
   - skin

1. Provide with a particular theme or motive
   "the restaurant often themes its menus"

Derived forms: themed, theming, themes

Type of: air, content, descriptor, essay, form, furnish, idea, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, message, offer, provide, render, signifier, strain, subject matter, substance, supply, thought, tune, word form

Encyclopedia: Theme