sub-theme
noun[C]
(alsosubtheme)uk/ˈsʌbˌθiːm/us/ˈsʌbˌθiːm/asubjectthatformspartof thelargermainsubjectof atalk,book,film, etc.:
Thisarticlediscussesanimportantsub-themeofthefilm.
Theissueoffoodsecurityis akeysubtheme in thebook.
- Theroleof themonarchyis arecurringsub-theme in thisbook.
- Duringourconversation, aninterestingsub-themeemerged.
- If youlookclosely, you willnoticeasubtlefeministsub-theme.
- The novel's subtheme is never reallyexplained.
Topics & areas of interest
- angle
- backyard
- bailiwick
- cause célèbre
- centrism
- con
- demesne
- domain
- front
- kingdom
- leitmotiv
- province
- scene
- score
- specialism
- specialization
- subject
- talk
- thematic
- theme