topic
Americannoun
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a subject of conversation or discussion.
to provide a topic for discussion.
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the subject or theme of a discourse or of one of its parts.
- Synonyms:
- subject matter, thesis
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Rhetoric, Logic. a general field of considerations from which arguments can be drawn.
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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.
noun
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a subject or theme of a speech, essay, book, etc
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a subject of conversation; item of discussion
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(in rhetoric, logic, etc) a category or class of arguments or ideas which may be drawn on to furnish proofs
Related Words
See subject.
Etymology
Origin of topic
First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin topica (plural), from Greek (tà) topiká name of work by Aristotle (literally, “(things) pertaining to commonplaces),” equivalent to tóp(os) “commonplace” + -ika, neuter plural of -ikos -ic; topo-
Example Sentences
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The analysis covered heart health, diet quality, blood sugar regulation, body weight and satiety, along with emerging topics such as gut and brain health.
From Science Daily
He thinks it lucky that, even though “a quick online search would reveal my extensive reporting on Russia . . . especially on sensitive topics,” the authorities did not find out.
The festival has had the air of an arthouse bubble when it comes to the topic of AI and the event's leadership is keeping above the fray.
From Barron's
Hot topics discussed included AI's potential societal benefits, such as drug discovery and translation tools, but also the threat of job losses, online abuse and the heavy power consumption of data centres.
From Barron's
It is a topic he regularly posts about on his X profile, with more than 230 million followers.
From BBC
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