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theme song

n.
1. An often repeated song in a musical play that is identified with the work or one of its characters.
2. A song that is identified with a performer, group, or radio or television program.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

theme song

n
1. (Music, other) a melody used, esp in a film score, to set a mood, introduce a character, etc
2. (Music, other) another term forsignature tune
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

theme′ song`


n.
1. a song or melody in an operetta or musical comedy so emphasized by repetition as to dominate the presentation.
2. a song or melody used as a signature.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.theme song - a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program
melodic line,melodic phrase,melody,tune,strain,air,line - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
2.theme song - a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie
melodic line,melodic phrase,melody,tune,strain,air,line - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

theme song

n (of musical, film) →motivoconduttore (Am) (signature tune) →sigla musicale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995


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