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Definitions: Theme Song |
Theme SongNoun1. A melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program. 2. A melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Fine Arts | A melody or song played throughout a dramatic performance and often intended to convey a mood. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: Theme SongSynonyms: signature (n), signature tune (n). (additional references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Tongue Twisters | Thelma sings the theme song. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Scrappy's Theme Song (1934) | |
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| Domain | Title |
Music |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
 | Excerpt typical of a children's science television show theme song. | | Miami vice theme song played on a drum machine. |
| A typical midday television show theme song circa 1980's. | | Miami vice theme song played on a drum machine. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Tony Orlando | Progressive rock was happening. And I just didn't think it would be competitive. Low and behold, not only was it a hit, it changed my life and became the signature theme song for me. |
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| Language | Translations for "theme song"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | melodi që përsëritet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | اللحن الرئيسي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | основна мелодия на филм. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | leitmotiv, chanson de la bande originale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שיר חוזר. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vezérdallam. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | motivo conduttore. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | テーベ物語 (beefsteak, project, tail, tail end, tail fin, tail lamp, tailcoat, taillight, tailor, tailored, tailored suit, tailor-made, take, taste, Taylor system, tea, teeing ground, teenage, teen-age, teenager, teen-ager, Tegafur, tequila, Texas, Texas hit, Texas leaguer, text, text book, text file, textbook, textile, texture, Thebais, theme, Theme campaign, Theme music, theme park, Theme promotion, tilapia, timpani, tissue, tissue paper, tissues, topic, TROFF, tympany, typical, tyranny), 主題歌 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | テーマソング , しゅ いか. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cooish-arrane. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | emethay ongsay tema musical. (various references) повторяющаяся тема. (various references) karakteristična melodija. (various references) tema musical. (various references) signaturmelodi (signature tune). (various references) tanıtım müziği (signature, signature tune, theme), oyunda tekrarlanan şarkı. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-g-h-m-n-o-s-t" | |
-1 letter: gemstone. | |
-2 letters: gemotes, genomes, segment, tonemes. | |
-3 letters: emotes, enmesh, ethnos, gemote, gemots, genets, genome, genoms, gentes, gnomes, honest, mongst, montes, months, tegmen, thegns, themes, thongs, toneme. | |
-4 letters: egest, emote, ethos, geest, gemot, genes, genet, genom, gents, geste, ghees, ghost, gnome, hemes, hents, homes, hones, hongs, hosen, meets, mense, mesne, meson, metes, meths, monte, month. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-g-h-m-n-o-s-t" | |
+2 letters: hatemongers, homogenates. | |
+3 letters: hematogenous, homesteading, meetinghouse. | |
+4 letters: homogeneities, lightsomeness, magnetosphere, meetinghouses, thermosetting. | |
+5 letters: magnetospheres, magnetospheric, methemoglobins. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 68 65 6D 65 53 6F 6E 67 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01101000 01100101 01101101 01100101 00100000 01010011 01101111 01101110 01100111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T h e m e   S o n g |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0068 0065 006D 0065 0053 006F 006E 0067 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5474717971253818073 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Sounds 6. Quotations: Spoken 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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