First Known Use: 1697
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thematic
adjective the·mat·ic \thi-ˈma-tik\
: of or relating to a theme
Full Definition of THEMATIC
1
: of, relating to, or constituting a theme
2
a : of or relating to the stem of a word b of a vowel : being the last part of a word stem before an inflectional ending
— the·mat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of THEMATIC
Greek thematikos, from themat-, thema theme
Rhymes with THEMATIC
agnatic, aquatic, asthmatic, Carnatic, chromatic, climatic, comatic, dalmatic, dogmatic, dramatic, ecstatic, emphatic, erratic, eustatic, fanatic, hepatic, judgmatic, komatik, lymphatic, magmatic, neumatic, phlegmatic, plasmatic, pneumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, protatic, quadratic, rheumatic, schematic, schismatic, sciatic, Socratic, somatic, spermatic, stigmatic, sylvatic, traumatic, villatic
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