theme#2 (n)
melodic theme (n)
musical theme (n)
idea (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
examples the theme is announced in the first measures
the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it
Outgoing links
Hypernym tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
Domain of synset - TOPIC music
Derivationally related form theme → thematic
Hyponym motif, motive; statement; variation
Incoming links
Derivationally related form thematic → theme
Pertainym (pertains to noun) thematic → theme
Member of this domain - TOPIC music
Hyponym tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
Hypernym motif, motive; statement; variation

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