theme

/θiːm/ noun

Definition

› [C] the subject of a book, film, speech, etc: The theme of loss runs through most of his novels.

theme music/song/tune › the music that is played at the beginning and end of a particular television or radio programme

(Definition of theme noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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