rheme

See also: rhème

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹiːm/
  • Homophone: ream
  • Rhymes: -iːm

Noun

rheme (plural rhemes)

  1. (linguistics) The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.
  2. (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.

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