Dictionary  themePronunciation: (thēm), [key] —n., adj., v., themed, them•ing. —n. 1. a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting. 2. a unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc., as in a work of art. 3. a short, informal essay, esp. a school composition. 4. Music. a. a principal melodic subject in a musical composition. b. a short melodic subject from which variations are developed. 5. Gram.the element common to all or most of the forms of an inflectional paradigm, often consisting of a root with certain formative elements or modifications. Cf. stem 1 (def. 16). 6. Ling.topic (def. 4). 7. Also,thema.an administrative division of the Byzantine Empire. —adj. having a unifying theme: a theme restaurant decorated like a spaceship. —v.t. to provide with a theme. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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