Etymology

rheme

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Today it means: The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῥῆμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromῥῆμα“word, phrase, verb”
  2. English todayrheme

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekῥῆμα all →

rhemarhetic

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