thematic
adjective
uk
/θɪˈmæt.ɪk/ us
/θiːˈmæt̬.ɪk/Meaning of thematic in English
(Definition of thematic from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
thematic | American Dictionary
thematic
adjective
us
/θiˈmæt̬·ɪk/The author has adopted a thematic rather than a chronological approach to the French Revolution.
thematically
adverb us
/θiˈmæt̬·ɪk·li/
Examples of thematic
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Such sentences with an active sentence construction but a reversal of thematic roles were absent from the data.
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In contrast, the verbal passive has two thematic roles to assign.
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Although many of the questions asked were open-ended and were analysed using thematic coding techniques, in other cases it was possible to quantify the results.
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This thematic grouping helpfully structures an otherwise disparate set of texts, and should guide the reader towards the section of most interest to them.
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However, the two different types of section are differentiated not only by the intended temporal effect but also by thematic construction.
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This is enabled largely by taking a thematic approach.
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A three-note motif is the 'spark igniting the thematic material' of the elemental first movement.
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The programme is given a dual structure - both thematic and spatial.
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She outlines the relationship between modernity and the ' popular ', one of the principal thematic strands that links the essays together.
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Interviews then proceeded along the thematic structure outlined above.
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They manage to sustain a dynamic and coherent 'score' for a film's entirety, without benefit of a thematic thread.
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The thematic strategy ranked as the next most popular strategy.
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Sentences are concatenated in typical patterns of thematic progression.
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The reflexive is not a thematic argument of the verb.
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To bridge this gap in the model (figure 3), conceptual notions must be translated into emotional/ aural thematic material.
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