theme
B1Academic AWL-8Frequent NGSL-2UK /θiːm/US /θiːm/
Meaning
noun
the subject or main idea in a talk, piece of writing or work of art
“the central/main/key/major theme”
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“uh and this is a little remix of the Super Mario theme song that I can FID around with and do whatever I want and we've got not just the Mario theme”
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“common themes between zip 2 and PayPal”
📺 Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders LectureLearn this word in the video →
“Dozens of restaurants and stores stayed open late and posted Harry Potter-themed specials.”
📺 J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement SpeechLearn this word in the video →
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