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Word entry · 5 letters

theme

Best crossword clue

"Central idea"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /θiːm/Part of speech verb, nounSorted eehmtStarts with TEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
1T2H3E4M5E

Definitions

  1. provide with a particular theme or motive

Word origin

From Middle English teme, from Old French teme, tesme (French thème), from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”), reduplicative from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, do”) (whence also English do). Doublet of thema.

Used in a sentence

  • variations on the theme of entrepreneurial resourcefulness
  • switch to a dark theme to conserve battery power
  • Father Dolan came in today and pandied me because I was not writing my theme.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Central idea5 letters
02Main idea5 letters

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