Implication and Theme

noun

• Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied. )
  • usage: "his resignation had political implications"
  • synonyms: deduction, entailment
• A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred.
  • usage: "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
  • synonyms: significance, import
• An accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection.
• A logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false.
  • synonyms: logical implication, conditional relation
• A relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement. )
  • usage: "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"

• (n.) An implying or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.
• (n.) The act of implicating or the state of being implicated.

noun

• The subject matter of a conversation or discussion.
  • usage: "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"
  • synonyms: subject, topic
• A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work.
  • usage: "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"
  • synonyms: motif
• Music) melodic subject of a musical composition. (
  • usage: "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
  • synonyms: melodic theme, musical theme, idea
• An essay (especially one written as an assignment. )
  • usage: "he got an A on his composition"
  • synonyms: composition, paper, report
• Linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed. (
  • usage: "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
  • synonyms: root, root word, base, stem, radical

verb

• Provide with a particular theme or motive.
  • usage: "the restaurant often themes its menus"

• (n.) A composition or essay required of a pupil.
• (n.) Discourse on a certain subject.
• (n.) The leading subject of a composition or a movement.
• (n.) A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text.
• (n.) A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem.
• (n.) That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument.