subtopic
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of subtopic
Example Sentences
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That turned out to be a lesser subtopic on an album mostly about the complexities of love, especially for a staggeringly famous teen star who’d become an adult.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2019
I would be keen to hear this subtopic further elaborated by epidemiologist.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2018
“Design” was never an offered subject, much less a subtopic for discussion, and I never considered it as a career path, because I had no idea it was a career path.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2015
“Mm-hmm. Everything’s organized by topic, subtopic, and how likely it is to be on the test.”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
“A subtopic to a report about Zambia is: What are the chief exports of Zambia?”
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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