OriginLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek θέμᾰ (thémă). Doublet of theme.
- 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.”
“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.”
Formsthemas(plural) · themata(plural)