topic
adjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈtɒpɪk//
- United States//ˈtɑpɪk//
topical
adjective
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topical
Etymology
From Latin topica, from Ancient Greek τοπικός (topikós, “pertaining to a place, local, pertaining to a common place, or topic, topical”), from τόπος (tópos, “a place”).
noun
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A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
A society where a topic cannot be discussed, does not have free speech.
stick to the topic
an interesting topic of conversation
romance is a topic that frequently comes up in conversation
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A discussion thread.
If after the update you still run into bugs or odd behavior, please report them in the appropriate Steam Community thread or the relevant Discord channel/topic.
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A component similar to a message queue which supports multiple subscribers.
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A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre.
In Peircean terms, topics are interpretants: signifieds that become new signifiers in the endless semiotic chain of interpretations.
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obsoleteAn argument or reason.
contumacious persons, who are not to be fixed by any principles, whom no topics can work upon
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obsoleteAn external local application or remedy, such as a plaster, a blister, etc.
Amongst topics or outward medicines none are more precious than baths.
Forms
- plural
- topics