Definition of Theme

Noun: theme theem

The thing or area being discussed
"his letters were always on the theme of love";
- subject, topic
A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
"it was the usual 'boy gets girl' theme";
- motif
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
"the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the melodic theme is announced in the first measures"; "the musical theme is announced in the first measures";
- melodic theme, musical theme, idea
An essay (especially one written as an assignment)
"he got an A on his theme";
- composition, paper, report
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
"thematic vowels are part of the theme";
- root, root word, base, stem, radical
(computing) a collection of colour schemes, sounds, artwork, etc, used in the interface of a computer program, usually interchangeably
- skin

Verb: theme theem

Provide with a particular theme or motive
"the restaurant often themes its menus"