theme song

theme song
1. a melody in an operetta or musical comedy so emphasized by repetition as to dominate the presentation.
2. a melody identifying or identified with a radio or television program, dance band, etc., usually played at the beginning of each program.
3. an expression, comment, or subject of conversation that a person or group uses habitually.
[1925-30, Amer.]

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