Meanings
nountheme song (plural theme songs)
plural theme songs
- broadcastingA song which accompanies a television or radio program, usually as an intro or outro.
“Liberty Bell March” is the theme song to Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Synonyms: signature tune, theme tune
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA song which accompanies a television or radio program, usually as an intro or outro.
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nouna melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program
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Translations
Afrikaans temalied
- temalieda song accompanying a program
Arabic شارة مُوسِيقِيّة
- شارة مُوسِيقِيّةa song accompanying a program
Catalan tema musical
- tema musicala song accompanying a program
Chinese Mandarin 主題曲 /主题曲, 主題歌 /主题歌
- 主題曲 /主题曲 (zhǔtíqū)a song accompanying a program
- 主題歌 /主题歌 (zhǔtígē)a song accompanying a program
Czech znělka, hudební znělka
- znělkaa song accompanying a program
- hudební znělkaa song accompanying a program
Danish kendingsmelodi
- kendingsmelodia song accompanying a program
Dutch titelmuziek, kenwijsje
- titelmuzieka song accompanying a program
- kenwijsjea song accompanying a program
- herkenningsmelodiea song accompanying a program
- begintunea song accompanying a program
Estonian tunnusmeloodia
- tunnusmeloodiaa song accompanying a program
Finnish tunnussävel, tunnuslaulu
- tunnussävela song accompanying a program
- tunnuslaulua song accompanying a program
French indicatif musical
- indicatif musicala song accompanying a program
German Titelmusik, Titelmelodie
- Titelmusika song accompanying a program
- Titelmelodiea song accompanying a program
- Titellieda song accompanying a program
- Erkennungsmelodiea song accompanying a program
Greek θεματικό τραγούδι
- θεματικό τραγούδι (thematikó tragoúdi)a song accompanying a program
Hebrew נְעִימַת נוֹשֵׂא
- נְעִימַת נוֹשֵׂא (ne'imát nosé)a song accompanying a program
Hungarian főcímzene, főcímdal
- főcímzenea song accompanying a program
- főcímdala song accompanying a program
Indonesian lagu tema
- lagu temaa song accompanying a program
Irish ceol teidil
- ceol teidila song accompanying a program
Italian sigla, sigla musicale
- siglaa song accompanying a program
- sigla musicalea song accompanying a program
- introa song accompanying a program
Japanese 主題曲, 主題歌
- 主題曲 (shudaikyoku)a song accompanying a program
- 主題歌 (shudaika)a song accompanying a program
- テーマソング (tēma songu)a song accompanying a program
Korean 주제가
- 주제가 (jujega)a song accompanying a program
Malay lagu tema
- lagu temaa song accompanying a program
Norwegian kjenningsmelodi
- kjenningsmelodia song accompanying a program
Polish motyw muzyczny
- motyw muzycznya song accompanying a program
Portuguese tema musical, música-tema
- tema musicala song accompanying a program
- música-temaa song accompanying a program
Russian музыка́льная заста́вка, позывны́е
- музыка́льная заста́вка (muzykálʹnaja zastávka)a song accompanying a program
- позывны́е (pozyvnýje)a song accompanying a program
- заста́вка (zastávka)a song accompanying a program
Spanish tema musical, canción temática
- tema musicala song accompanying a program
- canción temáticaa song accompanying a program
Swedish ledmotiv, titelmelodi
- ledmotiva song accompanying a program
- titelmelodia song accompanying a program
- signaturmelodia song accompanying a program
- vinjetta song accompanying a program
Turkish jenerik
- jenerika song accompanying a program
Vietnamese nhạc chủ đề
- nhạc chủ đềa song accompanying a program
Cite this entry
APA
theme song. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theme%20song
MLA
“theme song.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theme%20song. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “theme song,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theme%20song.
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