thematic

 
Pronunciation: /θɪˈmatɪk/

adjective

  • 1having or relating to subjects or a particular subject: the book is organized into nine thematic chapters
  • relating to the collecting of postage stamps with designs connected with the same subject: for the thematic collector volcanoes represent a treasure trove
  • Music relating to or containing melodic subjects: the concerto relies on the frequent repetition of thematic fragments
  • 2 Linguistics relating to or denoting the theme of a sentence: some languages use special affixes to mark thematic and non-thematic elements
  • relating to the theme of an inflected word.
  • (of a vowel) connecting the theme of a word to its inflections.
  • (of a word) having a vowel connecting its theme to its inflections.

noun

  • 1 (thematics) [treated as singular or plural] a body of topics for study or discussion: I soon gave up trying to prime him with the thematics of the piece
  • 2a postage stamp forming part of a set with designs connected with the same subject.

Derivatives

thematically

adverb

Origin:

late 17th century: from Greek thematikos, from thema (see theme)