essential themes
definitions
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The fundamental, core, or most important underlying ideas, motifs, or subjects that form the basis of a creative work, discussion, or concept.en: The fundamental, core, or most important underlying ideas, motifs, or subjects that form the basis of a creative work, discussion, or concept.
examples
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Although the setting changed, the novel still explored the essential themes of love and betrayal.
Although the setting changed, the novel still explored the essential themes of love and betrayal.