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3 meanings

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1 —as in:
theme of the novel

Definition

a basic idea that underlies what is being said or done — especially in a literary or artistic work

The party had a 1950's theme.

theme = an idea that is unifying or recurrent

Other Uses (with this meaning)

What is the theme of your essay?

theme = the basic idea that underlies what is being said

Rosaleen offered to bake the wedding cake layers, and Violet and Queenie were going to decorate it with a "rainbow theme."
Sue Monk Kidd -- The Secret Life of Bees

theme = unifying idea

Thus they went onward, not boldly, but step by step, into the themes that were brooding deepest in their hearts.
Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Scarlet Letter

themes = basic ideas

Some committee decided the theme should be Midnight in Paris, so there's a huge Eiffel Tower made out of Christmas lights.
Angie Thomas -- The Hate U Give

theme = unifying idea

Its tenderness and flavour, size and cheapness, were the themes of universal admiration.
Charles Dickens -- A Christmas Carol

themes = basic ideas

There are fully trimmed aluminum Christmas trees all around, displaying all sorts of holiday decorations, each tree with a different theme.
Neal Shusterman -- Unwind

theme = unifying idea

My father also loved to write poetry, sometimes about love, but often on controversial themes such as honor killings and women's rights.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

themes = unifying ideas

That's why the world's lousy with theme parks.
J.D. Robb -- Naked in Death

theme parks = amusement parks each of which have one or more basic underlying ideas — such as the Magic Kingdom

Always they were a rehashing of the ancient themes—slum tenements, starving children, street battles, capitalists in top hats—
George Orwell -- 1984

themes = recurring ideas

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2 —as in:
musical theme

Definition

the initial or primary melody of a musical composition

or

(as in "theme song") music that is most repeated in a film, television series, or other theatrical production

I smile every time I hear The Simpson's theme music.

theme = primary melody

Other Uses (with this meaning)

My mood is uplifted when I hear the Indiana Jones theme music.

theme = primary melody

The theme is announced in the first measures.

theme = primary melody

I could almost hear the Star Wars theme music playing in my head as I stood on the stage.
R.J. Palacio -- Wonder

theme = music that is most repeated in a film

[Fresh Prince of Bel-Air] I even relate to the theme song. A couple of gang members who were up to no good made trouble in my neighborhood...
Angie Thomas -- The Hate U Give

theme = music most repeated in a television series

The new tune which was to be the theme-song of Hate Week (the Hate Song, it was called) had already been composed and was being endlessly plugged on the telescreens.
George Orwell -- 1984

theme = most repeated

the theme tunes from a few popular TV shows
Darren Shan -- A Living Nightmare

theme = primary melody

The Fresh Prince theme and his willingness to embarrass himself helped with that.
Angie Thomas -- The Hate U Give

theme = music most repeated in a television series

The band started playing "My Girl," the squad theme song,
Sarah Dessen -- Dreamland

theme = most repeated

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3 —as in:
wrote a 2-page theme on my summer

Definition

an essay written by a student

(This sense of theme is much rarer in recent decades than in the past.)

She has us write a 500-word theme every other week.

theme = an essay written by a student

Other Uses (with this meaning)

Do you choose the topic for your theme or is it assigned?

theme = an essay written by a student

I wondered for a long time how to start that theme, how to start writing about something that was important to me.
S.E. Hinton -- The Outsiders

theme = essay

Grace grabbed the theme and shook it at her daughter, who was being rocked in Flora Baumbach's arms.
Ellen Raskin -- The Westing Game

theme = essay

"I bet you like to write themes," he said, rolling his eyes.
Sue Monk Kidd -- The Secret Life of Bees

themes = essays written by students

That theme— how long can it be?
S.E. Hinton -- The Outsiders

theme = essay

This one started because I hadn't done anything on that theme, and I wanted to go for a ride.
S.E. Hinton -- The Outsiders

theme = essay

I tried to write that theme when I got home.
S.E. Hinton -- The Outsiders

theme = essay

And it isn't a reference theme; I want your own ideas and your own experiences.
S.E. Hinton -- The Outsiders

theme = essay

What's the theme supposed to be on?
S.E. Hinton -- The Outsiders

theme = essay

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