thematic

[ thee-mat-ik ]
/ θiˈmæt ɪk /
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adjective

of or relating to a theme.
Grammar.
  1. (of a word or words) of, relating to, or producing a theme or themes.
  2. (of a vowel) pertaining to the theme or stem: the thematic vowel ends the stem and precedes the inflectional ending of a word form, as i in Latin audiō “I hear.”

Origin of thematic

1690–1700; < Greek thematikós, equivalent to themat- (stem of théma theme) + -ikos -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM thematic

Words nearby thematic

thelytokous, thelytoky, them, them's fighting words, thema, thematic, thematic apperception test, thematization, theme, theme park, theme song

Words related to thematic

confined, insular, limited, parochial, particular, regional, restricted, sectional

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British Dictionary definitions for thematic

thematic
/ (θɪˈmætɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or consisting of a theme or themes
linguistics denoting a word that is the theme of a sentence
grammar
  1. denoting a vowel or other sound or sequence of sounds that occurs between the root of a word and any inflectional or derivational suffixes
  2. of or relating to the stem or root of a word

noun

grammar a thematic vowel ``-o-'' is a thematic in the combining form ``psycho-''

Derived forms of thematic

thematically, adverb