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A song which accompanies a television or radio program, usually as an intro or outro.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, lifestyle, media, music
Examples
- “Liberty Bell March” is the theme song to Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: signature tune, theme tune
Antonyms: none provided
a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: signature, signature tune
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
temalied
— a song accompanying a program
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Arabic:
شارة مُوسِيقِيّة
— a song accompanying a program
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Catalan:
tema musical
— a song accompanying a program
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Chinese Mandarin:
主題曲 /主题曲
(zhǔtíqū)
— a song accompanying a program
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Chinese Mandarin:
主題歌 /主题歌
(zhǔtígē)
— a song accompanying a program
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Czech:
znělka
— a song accompanying a program
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Czech:
hudební znělka
— a song accompanying a program
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Danish:
kendingsmelodi
— a song accompanying a program
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Dutch:
titelmuziek
— a song accompanying a program
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Dutch:
kenwijsje
— a song accompanying a program
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Dutch:
herkenningsmelodie
— a song accompanying a program
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Dutch:
begintune
— a song accompanying a program
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Estonian:
tunnusmeloodia
— a song accompanying a program
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Finnish:
tunnussävel
— a song accompanying a program
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Finnish:
tunnuslaulu
— a song accompanying a program
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French:
indicatif musical
— a song accompanying a program
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German:
Titelmusik
— a song accompanying a program
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German:
Titelmelodie
— a song accompanying a program
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German:
Titellied
— a song accompanying a program
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German:
Erkennungsmelodie
— a song accompanying a program
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Greek:
θεματικό τραγούδι
(thematikó tragoúdi)
— a song accompanying a program
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Hebrew:
נְעִימַת נוֹשֵׂא
(ne'imát nosé)
— a song accompanying a program
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Hungarian:
főcímzene
— a song accompanying a program
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Hungarian:
főcímdal
— a song accompanying a program
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Indonesian:
lagu tema
— a song accompanying a program
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Irish:
ceol teidil
— a song accompanying a program
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Italian:
sigla
— a song accompanying a program
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Italian:
sigla musicale
— a song accompanying a program
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Italian:
intro
— a song accompanying a program
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Japanese:
主題曲
(shudaikyoku)
— a song accompanying a program
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Japanese:
主題歌
(shudaika)
— a song accompanying a program
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Japanese:
テーマソング
(tēma songu)
— a song accompanying a program
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Korean:
주제가
(jujega)
— a song accompanying a program
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Malay:
lagu tema
— a song accompanying a program
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Norwegian:
kjenningsmelodi
— a song accompanying a program
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Polish:
motyw muzyczny
— a song accompanying a program
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Portuguese:
tema musical
— a song accompanying a program
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Portuguese:
música-tema
— a song accompanying a program
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Russian:
музыка́льная заста́вка
(muzykálʹnaja zastávka)
— a song accompanying a program
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Russian:
позывны́е
(pozyvnýje)
— a song accompanying a program
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Russian:
заста́вка
(zastávka)
— a song accompanying a program
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Spanish:
tema musical
— a song accompanying a program
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Spanish:
canción temática
— a song accompanying a program
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Swedish:
ledmotiv
— a song accompanying a program
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Swedish:
titelmelodi
— a song accompanying a program
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Swedish:
signaturmelodi
— a song accompanying a program
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Swedish:
vinjett
— a song accompanying a program
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Vietnamese:
nhạc chủ đề
— a song accompanying a program
