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1theme — [ θim ] noun count *** 1. ) the main subject of something such as a book, speech, art exhibit, or discussion: theme of: Love and honor are the main themes of the book. a recurrent/recurring theme (=one that occurs several times): Musical… …
2theme — W2S2 [θi:m] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(subject)¦ 2 theme music/song/tune 3¦(repeated tune)¦ 4¦(style)¦ 5¦(piece of writing)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Latin; Origin: thema, from Greek, something laid down, theme , from tithenai …
3recurrent — UK [rɪˈkʌrənt] / US or recurring UK [rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ] / US [rɪˈkɜrɪŋ] adjective happening again, especially several times a recurrent theme a recurrent eye infection a recurring dream …
4theme */*/*/ — UK [θiːm] / US [θɪm] noun [countable] Word forms theme : singular theme plural themes 1) the main subject of something such as a book, speech, art exhibition, or discussion theme of: Love and honour are the main themes of the book. a… …
5theme — [[t]θi͟ːm[/t]] ♦♦♦ themes 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A theme in a piece of writing, a talk, or a discussion is an important idea or subject that runs through it. The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe... That s another element in… …
6recurrent — [[t]rɪkʌ̱rənt, AM kɜ͟ːr [/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A recurrent event or feeling happens or is experienced more than once. Race is a recurrent theme in the work. ...buildings in which staff suffer recurrent illness. Syn: recurring …
7recurrent — re|cur|rent [rıˈkʌrənt US ˈkə:r ] adj happening or appearing several times ▪ recurrent minor illnesses ▪ Political revolution is a recurrent theme in Riley s books. >recurrently adv …
8recurrent — re|cur|rent [ rı kʌrənt ] adjective happening or appearing again, especially several times: a recurrent theme a recurrent eye infection …
9recurrent — adjective happening or appearing repeatedly: recurrent minor illnesses | a recurrent theme in Eliot s poetry recurrently adverb …
10recurrent — adjective a recurrent blood clot in his lung patriotic feminism is a recurrent theme in her music Syn: repeated, recurring, repetitive, periodic, cyclical, seasonal, perennial, regular, frequent; intermittent, sporadic, spasmodic …
