Definition of "theme" in Anglais

noun

1. A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

2. A recurring idea; a motif.

3. (dated) An essay written for school.

4. (music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.

5. (film, television, video games) A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.

6. (crosswording) An additional puzzle within the crossword, typically involving a set of non-standard clues or answers.

7. (grammar) The stem of a word.

8. (linguistics) Thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.

9. (linguistics) Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.

10. (linguistics) Topic, what is generally being talked about.

11. A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.

verb

1. (transitive) To give a theme to.

   • We themed the birthday party around superheroes.

2. (computing, transitive) To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).