thematic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεματικός, from θέμα (“theme”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /θɛˈmætɪk/

Adjective

thematic (not comparable)

1. relating to, or having a theme or a topic

   He had a thematic collection of postage stamps with flags on them

2. (music) relating to a melodic subject
3. (linguistics) Of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb's inflection.

Translations

relating to, or having a theme or a topic

• Czech: tematický (cs)
• Finnish: temaattinen (fi)
• French: thématique (fr) m and f
• German: thematisch (de)

• Italian: tematico (it)
• Polish: tematyczny (pl)
• Spanish: temático (es)

Noun

thematic (plural thematics)

1. A postage stamp that is part of a thematic collection