nnoun.communicationthe subject matter of a conversation or discussionSynset:subject topic
Examples:- he didn't want to discuss that subject
- it was a very sensitive topic
- his letters were always on the theme of love
Derivationally Related Form:topicalthematic
Hypernyms:content message subject matter substance
Inherited Hypernyms:subjectmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bone of contentionheadkeynoteprecedentquestion
Full Hyponyms:bone of contentioncasegordian knothomework problemkeynotekoanpons asinorumposerprecedentproblempuzzlequestionquestion of factquestion of lawrebusriddlesudokuword square
nnoun.cognitiona unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic workSynset:motif
Examples:- it was the usual 'boy gets girl' theme
Derivationally Related Form:thematic
Hypernyms:idea thought
Inherited Hypernyms:themeideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:topos
nnoun.communication(music) melodic subject of a musical compositionTopic:music
Synset:idea melodic theme musical theme
Examples:- the theme is announced in the first measures
- the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it
Derivationally Related Form:thematic
Hypernyms:air line melodic line melodic phrase melody strain tune
Inherited Hypernyms:themetunemusicauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:motifmotivestatementvariation
Full Hyponyms:augmentationdiminutioninversionmotifobbligatopartitastatementvariation
nnoun.communicationan essay (especially one written as an assignment)Synset:composition paper report
Examples:- he got an A on his composition
Hypernyms:essay
Inherited Hypernyms:compositionessaywritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:term paper
nnoun.communication(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removedTopic:linguistics
Synset:base radical root root word stem
Examples:- thematic vowels are part of the stem
Derivationally Related Form:stem
Hypernyms:descriptor form signifier word form
Inherited Hypernyms:rootformwordlanguage unitpartrelationabstractionentity
vverb.possessionprovide with a particular theme or motiveExamples:- the restaurant often themes its menus
Hypernyms:furnish provide render supply
Inherited Hypernyms:themesupplygivetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something