Refrain
Refrain noun - A part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often.
Theme song and refrain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Theme song" instead a noun "Refrain".
Nearby Words: refrained, refraining
Theme song
Theme song noun - A melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program.
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Synonyms for Theme song
Refrain and theme song are semantically related. You can use "Refrain" instead a noun phrase "Theme song".
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Hidetoshi Sato, the Neon Genesis Evangelion theme song "Cruel Angel's Thesis" (Cm Fm B♭ E\♭ in the refrain, multiple times)
Source: Useful Notes / Circle of Fifths -
Refrain from Assuming: The iconic instrumental theme song isn't called "Peanuts" or "Charlie Brown".
Source: Comic Strip / Peanuts - However, she has certain ambitions, and the one that begins the refrain of her theme song is, "I'm goan' to learn to read and write."
Source: Never Learned to Read
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