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n. the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

n. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

melodic theme, musical theme

n. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"

essay, composition, paper, report

n. an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"

subject, topic, theme

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

matter, issue, subject, topic

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

pattern, design, blueprint

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

matter, issue, subject, topic

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

drift, purport

n. the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation"

content, mental object

n. the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

figure

n. a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

matter, issue, subject, topic

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

burden, theme

n. the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

point

n. a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

course, class, course of instruction, course of study

n. education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"

burden, core, essence, effect, gist

n. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

crux, crux of the matter

n. the most important point

lesson, moral

n. the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"

issue, number

n. one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"

form

n. a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form"

article, clause

n. a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

statement, financial statement

n. a document showing credits and debits

yarn, story, tale, narration, narrative

n. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"

dissertation, thesis

n. a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

application

n. a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"

certification, certificate, credential, credentials

n. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

document, papers, written document

n. writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

record

n. a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase"

text, textual matter

n. the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"

substance, content, message, subject matter

n. what a communication that is about something is about

manuscript, ms

n. the form of a literary work submitted for publication

quotation, quote

n. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

verse, rhyme

n. a piece of poetry

verse, verse line

n. a line of metrical text

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