rheme

See also: rhème

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥῆμα (rhêma, “word, phrase, verb”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹiːm/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Homophone: ream
  • Rhymes: -iːm

Noun

rheme (plural rhemes)

  2. (linguistics) The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.
    Synonym: comment
    Coordinate term: theme
  4. (Peircean semiotics) Synonym of sumisign.

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