The definition of a theme is a topic, a recurring idea or a short melody.
(noun)See theme in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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Origin: ME < OFr & L: OFr teme < L thema < Gr, what is laid down < base of tithenai, to put, place: see do
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Origin:
Origin: Middle English teme, theme
Origin: , from Old French tesme
Origin: , from Latin thema
Origin: , from Greek; see dhē- in Indo-European roots
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