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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024top•ic /ˈtɑpɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a subject of discussion:I've strayed off the topic.
- the subject of a speech or piece of writing:Introduce your topic with a clear sentence and then give examples to support it.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024top•ic (top′ik),USA pronunciation n. - a subject of conversation or discussion:to provide a topic for discussion.
- the subject or theme of a discourse or of one of its parts.
- Rhet., Logic. a general field of considerations from which arguments can be drawn.
- Also called theme.[Ling.]the part of a sentence that announces the item about which the rest of the sentence communicates information, often signaled by initial position in the sentence or by a grammatical marker. Cf. comment (def. 6).
- Greek (tà) topiká name of work by Aristotle (literally, (things) pertaining to commonplaces), equivalent. to tóp(os) commonplace + -ika, neuter plural of -ikos -ic; see topo-
- Latin topica (plural)
- 1560–70
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged thesis, subject matter. See subject.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: topic /ˈtɒpɪk/ n - a subject or theme of a speech, essay, book, etc
- a subject of conversation; item of discussion
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin topica translating Greek ta topika, literally: matters relating to commonplaces, title of a treatise by Aristotle, from topoi, pl of topos place, commonplace |