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thematic

Syllabification: (the·mat·ic)
Pronunciation: /THiˈmatik/
Definition of thematic

adjective

  • 1having or relating to subjects or a particular subject:the orientation of this anthology is essentially thematic
  • Linguistics belonging to, relating to, or denoting the theme of a sentence.
  • Music of, relating to, or containing melodic subjects:the concerto relies on the frequent repetition of thematic fragments
  • PhilatelyBritish term for topical.
  • 2 Linguistics of or 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.

Derivatives

thematically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/
adverb

Origin:

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

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Definition of thematic in the British & World English dictionary

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