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theme song definition

☆ theme song

  1. a recurring song or melody in a film, musical, etc., often one intended to set the mood, that becomes popularly identified with the work
  2. an identifying song or melody used by a dance band, singer, etc. or for a radio or television series; signature

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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