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rheme

rheme |rēm rim | ▶noun Linguistics the part of a clause that gives information about the theme. Compare with focus and theme. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek rhēma ‘that which is said. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

rheme

rheme |riːm | ▶noun Linguistics the part of a clause that gives information about the theme. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek rhēma ‘that which is said ’.