rheme

American  

[reem] / rim /

noun

Linguistics.

1. comment.

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rheme British  

/ riːm /

noun

1. linguistics the constituent of a sentence that adds most new information, in addition to what has already been said in the discourse. The rheme is usually, but not always, associated with the subject Compare theme

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Etymology

Origin of rheme

First recorded in 1890–95, rheme is from the Greek word rhḗma saying, word

Example Sentences

To reward the saint for the information, they tear a rag off the shirt and hang it on the briers near by; "where," says the writer, "I have seen such numbers as might have made a fayre rheme in a paper-myll."

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