Theme

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Theme may refer to:

• Theme (music), the initial or principal melody in a musical piece
• Theme (literature), the unifying subject or idea of a story
• Theme (visual arts), the unifying subject or idea of a visual work
• Theme (Byzantine administrative unit), an administrative district in the Byzantine Empire governed by a Strategos
• Theme (computing), a custom graphical appearance for certain software, similar to a skin
• Theme (linguistics), that part of a sentence which indicates what is being talked about
• Theme (linguistics), is a Theta role in Generative grammar and Government and binding theory.
• Theme (linguistics), is a Thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb. Other thematic relations: agent, patient, etc.
• Theme (grammar), is a term sometimes used for the stem of a word.
  • in Indo-European linguistics in particular, the term "thematic" is reserved for a particular class of Vowel stems.
• Theme music, signature music which recurs in a film, television program or performance
• Theme magazine
• Theme Building, a landmark building in Los Angeles International Airport
• Theming, the act of creating environments with artificial themes
• Theme (music) UK/Krakow, underground Experimental Electronic band.

Theme may also refer to:

• Motif (visual arts), a recurring theme or pattern in artwork
• Motif (literature), a recurring theme or pattern in literature
• In philology and linguistics, the inflexional base or stem of a word, consisting of the root with alteration or addition. See Word stem.
• Themes (Vangelis album), a compilation album from 1989 by Vangelis
• Themes (Clannad album), a compilation album from 1992 by Clannad
• Themes (Silent Stream of Godless Elegy album), a 2000 album by Moravian ethno metal band, Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy

Themes may also be associated with common cultural events or experiences:

• Festive-themed objects, literature, or works of art
  • Christmas-themed