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  • noun Plural form of subtheme.

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Examples

  • Though, to be fair, one of the subthemes of the memoir is the record of the friendship of those who gave her support.

    Remembering the Hour of Lead F. Cord Volkmer 2011

  • Many leave disappointed by the US Pavilion's content, three superficial short films costing $23 million, a fast-food court selling food that most Americans would disdain, and a trophy room of corporate technology, much of it on display seemingly in spite of the Expo's subthemes, sustainability and a higher quality of urban life around the world.

    Bob Jacobson: US Pavilion A Stalking Horse for Privatization? Complaint to IRS Challenges Tax Exemption 2010

  • Recurrent subthemes allude to women's fear of evil parents-in-law and to the misappropriation of dowries.

    Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008

  • And so that is going to be one of the subthemes of the speech as well.

    CNN Transcript Feb 23, 2009 2009

  • Now he watched the little scene at the hospital doors, so sweet, the theme of family wholeness after an ordeal, the subthemes, the heroism of the father, the faith of the mother, the weird special talent of the daughter, the innocence of the younger child.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • Several subthemes provide interesting twists to the story, including a case of incest and a heartwarming inset love story between a wedding planner and maid.

    Bollywood's NRI Reel Finally Gets Real 2009

  • Now he watched the little scene at the hospital doors, so sweet, the theme of family wholeness after an ordeal, the subthemes, the heroism of the father, the faith of the mother, the weird special talent of the daughter, the innocence of the younger child.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • An idea expressed in language can be simple and expressed in a single sentence; or it may take up an entire book, with a central theme and subthemes supporting this.

    The Nature of Technology W. Brain Arthur 2009

  • Now he watched the little scene at the hospital doors, so sweet, the theme of family wholeness after an ordeal, the subthemes, the heroism of the father, the faith of the mother, the weird special talent of the daughter, the innocence of the younger child.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • One of Stewart's subthemes in the Schwarzman piece is, of course, envy.

    Yvette Kantrow: Media Manuvers: The New Yorker Profiles Stephen Schwarzman, aka the 8 Billion Dollar Man 2008

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