All 6 Uses
theme
in
Book Scavenger
(Edited)
- Her parents hadn't realized this was a Halloween-themed concert, and the front benches were filled with zombies, witches, and fairies.
p. 192.2themed = basic underlying idea
- My parents gave it to me as a San Francisco-themed present before we moved here.
p. 201.6
- Or here's another idea: Maybe there's an animal theme with the scavenger hunt—gold bug, black cat, Maltese falcon.
p. 208.8 *theme = recurring idea
- Like if she used E for the duplicate symbol: Themed?
p. 242.9themed = with a basic underlying idea
- "You're really good at it," Emily said, thinking of the book-sculpture Bayside Press emblem he'd taken down about a week ago to make his window display Halloween-themed.
p. 257.8themed = basic underlying idea
- Mr. Remora steered a notepad and pencil around a stack of American Revolution-themed novels.
p. 297.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(theme as in: theme of the novel) a basic idea that underlies what is being said or done -- especially in a literary or artistic work
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(2)
(theme as in: musical theme) the initial or primary melody of a musical composition
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(as in "theme song") music that is most repeated in a film, television series, or other theatrical production -
(3)
(theme as in: wrote a 2-page theme on my summer) an essay written by a student
(This sense of theme is much rarer in recent decades than in the past.) - (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)