topic
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.
Rhetoric, Logic. a general field of considerations from which arguments can be drawn.
Also called theme. Linguistics. 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.: Compare comment (def. 7).
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Shaw and McCarthy both agree that these are tricky topics, especially for people whose own parents never talked to them about these issues.
A feminine wash for teens? Angry parents and gynecologists are on a social media crusade. | Abigail Higgins | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostYou can check Google Trends to find out which topics are trending in your niche and then keep track of traffic.
A comprehensive guide on using Google Trends for keyword research | Aayush Gupta | February 12, 2021 | Search Engine WatchYou might be hesitant to ask them about it because it’s a sensitive topic.
Can I Ask You a Ridiculously Personal Question? (Ep. 451) | Stephen J. Dubner | February 11, 2021 | FreakonomicsNearly two years ago, other city leaders asked the San Diego Housing Commission to study that very topic, but that didn’t happen.
Vacancy Tax Study Is Giving City Officials Déjà Vu | Lisa Halverstadt and Andrew Keatts | February 10, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoAs the Times is looking to grow its core portfolio of newsletters, topics covered in The Morning can be spun out into standalone newsletters that “don’t have to last forever,” Pasick said.
The New York Times aims to convert newsletter readers into paid subscribers as The Morning newsletter tops 1 billion opens | Sara Guaglione | February 10, 2021 | Digiday
For many years afterward it was a never-ending topic of conversation, and is more or less talked of even to this day.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion | Nina Strochlic | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOne topic that comes up among the members, she says, is dealing with loss years later.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone | Samantha Levine | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe other Twitter topic you are well known for is the topic of Salon.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire | William O’Connor | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTA few minor notes, born of reflection: Traditionally, the best columns are dominated by politics—its most popular topic.
Of course there was no official way to have these interviews given the sensitivity of the topic.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNaturally the conversation fell on the all-absorbing topic of the day and the object of his mission.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanCecilia says they were all talking of it at Maundrell Abbey, where of course it is a peculiarly interesting topic.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonShe chatted freely, discoursed on almost every topic, and during it all he saw what a wonderfully courageous woman she was.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxIn continuation of this topic, may I inquire when and where the two following bishops, deprived in 1690, died?
Surely the topic is capable of being handled in a sufficiently exciting manner!
British Dictionary definitions for topic
/ (ˈtɒpɪk) /
a subject or theme of a speech, essay, book, etc
a subject of conversation; item of discussion
(in rhetoric, logic, etc) a category or class of arguments or ideas which may be drawn on to furnish proofs
Origin of topic
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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