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See also: rhème

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

rheme (plural rhemes)

(linguistics) The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.
Synonym: comment

Coordinate term: theme
(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.

part of a sentence

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 ===Pronunciation===
 * {{IPA|en|/ɹiːm/}}
+* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rheme.wav|a=Southern England}}
 * {{homophones|en|ream}}
 * {{rhymes|en|iːm|s=1}}
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 # {{senseid|en|linguistics}} {{lb|en|linguistics}} The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current [[theme]].
-#: {{syn|en|comment}}
+#: {{syn|en|comment<id:rheme in linguistics>}}
 #: {{cot|en|theme<id:linguistic counterpart to rheme>}}
 # {{senseid|en|Peircean semiotics}} {{lb|en|[[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]].