Theme

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Discourse on a certain subject.

II. Theme ·noun A composition or essay required of a pupil.

III. Theme ·noun The leading subject of a composition or a movement.

IV. Theme ·noun That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument.

V. Theme ·noun A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text.

VI. Theme ·noun A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem.

Related Words

  • the crack, or all the crack. the fashionable theme, the go. the crack lay, of late is used, in the cant language, to signify the art and mystery of house-breaking.

    Crust, sea biscuit, or ammunition loaf; also the backside. Farting crackers; breeches. ...

    Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose