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principal theme

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meanings of principaland theme


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principal
adjective[before noun]
uk /ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/ us /ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
first in order ...
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theme
noun[C]
uk /θiːm/ us /θiːm/
the main subject of a talk, book, ...
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Examples of principal theme


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Such regrets provide the preamble for the novel's principaltheme: unrequited love.
Lacking a principaltheme or protagonist, the air of generic activity just goes on too long.
The balance between individuality and piety is a principaltheme of this book.
The eponymous hero, whose unrequited love comprises the principaltheme of the opera, sings no fewer than six airs in this style.
A principaltheme of the book is the way this genetic reconstruction is supported by analysis of languages.
Although he has copious material to illustrate the cruelties and oppression of the colonial cotton growing system, this is not the principaltheme.
What is most striking about the legends is the place of supernatural power as their principaltheme.
Its principaltheme is, rightly, broad cooperation and efforts to achieve worldwide organization.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The principaltheme is collaboration.
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Unfortunately, one finds very often that in these discussions the question, of miners' wages becomes the principaltheme.
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There were six films of which crime was the sole or principaltheme or in which crime was extenuated or held up for sympathy.
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The principaltheme of that report was that there should be at the head of the industry a national council for coal which would control the destiny of the industry.
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The principaltheme underlying the directive—that the advertising process can give full value to the public only if it is honest and truthful—is unexceptionable.
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What was the principaltheme raised in the course of our debates during the last few days?
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A principaltheme is the portrayal of children and their difficulties establishing their own identity.
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The principaltheme of most of her poetry is love and longing.
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The principal themes will be familiar to specialists, but the comparative dimension stimulates much interesting comment.
In some compositions, a principaltheme is announced and then a second melody, sometimes called a "countertheme" or "secondary theme", may occur.
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