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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024top•i•cal•i•ty (top′i kal′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 2.. - the state or quality of being topical.
- a detail or matter of current or local interest.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024top•i•cal /ˈtɑpɪkəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to matters of current or local interest.
- Medicineon the skin or external surface:a topical ointment.
top•i•cal•i•ty /ˌtɑpɪˈkælɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] top•i•cal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024top•i•cal (top′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to or dealing with matters of current or local interest:a topical reference.
- pertaining to the subject of a discourse, composition, or the like.
- of a place;
local. - [Med.]of, pertaining to, or applied externally to a particular part of the body;
local:a topical anesthetic. n. - Stamps[Philately.]any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- Greek topik(ós) local, pertaining to commonplaces (see topo-, -ic) + -al1
- 1580–90
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