thema

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

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noun

"Eco has his own image for this method-spiral repetition: every new exploration elevates the solutions to a higher level by expanding the thema's cognitive context."
"With regard to its division—which is the second main section [of this treatise]—one must diligently examine the meaning of the words that appear in the thema."

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θέμᾰ (thémă). Doublet of theme.

themas (plural) themata (plural)

prothema

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