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Theme vs Setting - What's the difference?

theme | setting |

As nouns the difference between theme and setting

is that theme is a subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic while setting is the time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.

As verbs the difference between theme and setting

is that theme is to apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software) while setting is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective setting is

that disappears below the horizon.

theme

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
  • A recurring idea; a motif.
  • (music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
  • (film, television) A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
  • (computing, figuratively) The collection of color schemes, sounds, artwork etc., that "skin" an environment towards a particular motif.
  • (grammar) The stem of a word
  • (linguistics) thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb
  • (linguistics) Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
  • (linguistics) Topic, what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme
  • A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.

    • Related terms

    * thema * thematic * theme music * theme park * theme song * theme tune

    Verb

    (them)
  • (computing) To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).

    • setting

    English

    (wikipedia setting)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
  • The act of setting.
    • the setting of the sun
    the setting , or hardening, of moist plaster of Paris
  • A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
  • A level or placement that a knob or control is set to.
    • the volume setting on a television
  • The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
  • Hunting with a setter.
  • Something set in, or inserted.
  • * Bible, Exodus xxviii. 17
    • Thou shalt set in it settings of stones.
  • A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
  • *Schubert's setting of Goethe's poem
  • *Bach's setting of the Magnificat

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that disappears below the horizon

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