theme

/ˈthēm/

Middle English teme, theme, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin thema, from Greek, literally, something laid down, from tithenai to place

noun

  1. a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation

  2. a specific and distinctive quality, characteristic, or concern

  3. a melodic subject of a musical composition or movement

guilt and punishment is the theme of the story

the campaign has lacked a theme

noun

  1. an amusement park in which the structures and settings are based on a central theme

noun

  1. a song or melody strongly associated with someone or something; often : an identifying melody or song typically played at the beginning of a movie, television show, etc., and sometimes recurring during its course

  2. a statement, expression, or opinion repeatedly heard from someone

a famous performer's theme song