thematic

adjective

the·​mat·​ic thi-ˈma-tik How to pronounce thematic (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or constituting a theme
2
a
: of or relating to the stem of a word
b
of a vowel : being the last part of a word stem before an inflectional ending
thematically adverb

Examples of thematic in a Sentence

the thematic development in the story
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But there are unavoidable key differences that shift the original series’ thematic texture. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025 Poet and creativity expert Kathryn Haydon also joins the team as her collection of poetry, Unsalted Blue Sunrise: Poems of Lake Michigan, provides the thematic framework for Veterans to compose works about their own connection to the freshwater resource. Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025 LLMs analyze the linguistic and thematic patterns of viral posts to provide real-time contextualization. Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 Its rigid thematic frame—an arid realm of thinly evoked abstractions—carries over into its composition. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for thematic 

Word History

Etymology

Greek thematikos, from themat-, thema theme

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of thematic was in 1697

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“Thematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thematic. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.

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