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‖ thema|ˈθɛmə, ˈθiːmə|
Pl. themata |ˈθɛmətə|.
[mod.L. thema, a. Gr. θέµα theme.]
†1. The theme or subject of a declamation or discourse; a position to be maintained or demonstrated; a thesis. Obs.
1531Elyot Gov. i. xiv, A case is appoynted to be moted by certayne yonge men, contaynyng some doubtefull controuersie, which is in stede of the heed of a declamation called thema. a1734North Exam. i. i. §8. (1740) 18 His grand Thema or Historical Position is, That King Charles II. was a concealed Papist. Ibid. ii. §47. 53 Another of the Author's Themata or Positions.
2. The stem-form of a word; = theme 5.
1615Bedwell Arab. Trudg., Alkoran, the thema is not Karana,..as they would make vs beleeue: but Kara, which signifieth, to reade. 1883Athenæum 6 Jan. 15/2 Scholars are still divided as to what thema or base to refer certain forms [of Icelandic nouns].
3. Mus. = theme 4.
1801Busby Dict. Mus. 1871Graeme Beethoven ii. (1876) 27 Beethoven..requested a thema for an improvisation.
4. A dissertation or thesis submitted for a degree; cf. theme 3.
1888Athenæum 28 July 129/3 ‘The Conflict of East and West in Egypt’..appears to be an enlargement of a thema for the doctorate of Columbia College. |