theme — OET · Shobdo

theme

noun

1 a short speech on a theme of your choice:

subject, topic, subject matter;

matter, issue, question, concern;

idea, concept, thread, motif, trope, keynote, message;

thesis, argument, text;

gist, essence, core, substance, burden, thrust.

2 the first violin takes up the theme:

melody, tune, air, motif, leitmotif.

3 North American students writing themes in French:

essay, composition, paper, dissertation.

choose the right word	theme, subject, topic
See subject.

theme Oxford Dictionary of English