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

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

theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea

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"

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"

root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical

n. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

theme

v. provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"

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blueprint, design, pattern

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

topic, subject, issue, matter

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, cognitive 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

form

n. an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline 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

narration

n. (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth

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"

certificate, certification, credential, credentials

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

document, written document, papers

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

n. the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.); "pictures made the text easier to understand"

message, content, subject matter, substance

n. what a communication that is about something is about

Ms, Ms.

n. a form of address for a woman

quotation

n. the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation"

verse, rhyme

n. a piece of poetry

verse, verse line

n. a line of metrical text

topic, subject, issue, matter

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

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, course of study, course of instruction, class

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

effect, essence, burden, core, gist

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

crux, crux of the matter

n. the most important point

moral, lesson

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"

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