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thema

thema noun: a subject or theme.

Noun

thema (plural themas or themata)

  1. A subject or theme.
    • Eco has his own image for this method-spiral repetition: every new exploration elevates the solutions to a higher level by expanding the thema's cognitive context.1997, Rocco Caopzzi, Reading Eco: An Anthology, page 111
    • With regard to its division—which is the second main section [of this treatise]—one must diligently examine the meaning of the words that appear in the thema.2013, Siegfried Wenzel, The Art of Preaching, page 151

Forms of thema

pluralthemas
pluralthemata

Origin of thema

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θέμᾰ (thémă). Doublet of theme.

Words formed from thema

Questions about thema

What does thema mean?
Thema means a subject or theme.
What part of speech is thema?
Thema is a noun.
What is the plural of thema?
The plural of thema is themas.

Words near thema in the dictionary

  1. them'un
  2. them-and-us
  3. them-en
  4. them-in
  5. them-un
  6. thema
  7. themable
  8. themas
  9. themata
  10. thematic
  11. thematic map

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: thema (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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