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/ˈtɒpɪk/
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/ˈtɑpɪk/
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ˈtɒpɪk
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ˈtɑpɪk
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- US
Adjective
topical
Noun
A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
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A society where a topic cannot be discussed, does not have free speech.
stick to the topic
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an interesting topic of conversation
romance is a topic that frequently comes up in conversation
The yawning gap in neuroscientists’ understanding of their topic is in the intermediate scale of the brain’s anatomy.
A discussion thread.
Usage- Internet
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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.
A component similar to a message queue which supports multiple subscribers.
A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre.
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In Peircean terms, topics are interpretants: signifieds that become new signifiers in the endless semiotic chain of interpretations.
An argument or reason.
Usage- Obsolete
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contumacious persons, who are not to be fixed by any principles, whom no topics can work upon
An external local application or remedy, such as a plaster, a blister, etc.
Usage- Obsolete
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Amongst topics or outward medicines none are more precious than baths.
Noun
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
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he didn't want to discuss that subject
it was a very sensitive topic
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his letters were always on the theme of love
some situation or event that is thought about
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he kept drifting off the topic
he had been thinking about the subject for several years
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it is a matter for the police