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thema en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Deriveds

prothema