A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text.
My theme is alway one and ever was.
And when a soldier was the theme, my name
Was not far off.
Discourse on a certain subject.
Then ran repentance and rehearsed his theme.
It was the subject of my theme.
A composition or essay required of a pupil.
A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem. (Gram.)
That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument. [Obs.]
The leading subject of a composition or a movement. (Mus.)