| variation | n 1. st which is different from what is normal or usual, kelainan: it is interesting to study the cultural ~s in this country, memang menarik utk mengkaji kelainan budaya di negeri ini; her novels are ~s on a basic theme, novel-novelnya ialah kelainan drpd satu tema yg asas; 2. degree of varying, berubah-ubah: ~ in temperature, suhu yg berubah-ubah; there are great ~s in price for the same articles, bagi benda yg sama harganya sangat berubah-ubah; 3. (biol) variasi; 4. (math) variasi; 5. (mus) ragaman: ~s on a theme by Brahms, ragaman pd tema oleh Brahms; 6. (ling.) variasi: conditioned ~, variasi bersyarat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| burden2 | main theme (of speech etc) teras, inti pati, inti sari: the ~ of the Prime Minister’s speech was that..., teras ucapan Perdana Menteri ialah... . | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| theme | n tema: the main ~ of the public meeting was “unity and solidarity”, tema utama rapat umum itu ialah “persatuan dan perpaduan”; the ~ of the artist’s work is nature, tema lukisan pelukis itu ialah alam semula jadi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| subject | b. (in writing) perkara, hal, subjek: a book on the ~ of tropical diseases, sebuah buku ttg hal penyakit-penyakit tropika; the books are catalogued according to their ~s, buku-buku itu dikatalog mengikut perkara; 2. theme, tema: nature is always the ~ of his paintings, alam semula jadi sentiasa menjadi tema catannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |