rheme

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

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːm/

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• Homophone: ream
• Rhymes: -iːm

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) A sign that represents its object in respect of quality and so, in its signified interpretant, is represented as a character or mark; sumisign.

• rhematic
• rhetic

• comment
• predicate
• subject
• topic

• herem, rehem