Topic

Word TOPIC
Character 5
Hyphenation top ic
Pronunciations /ˈtɒpɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Topic"

What do we mean by topic?

The subject of a speech, essay, thesis, or discourse. noun

A subject of discussion or conversation. noun

A subdivision of a theme, thesis, or outline. synonym: subject. noun

A word or phrase in a sentence, usually providing information from previous discourse or shared knowledge, that the rest of the sentence elaborates or comments on. noun

Local: same as topical.

In logic and rhetoric, a common place (which see, under common); a class of considerations from which probable arguments can be drawn. noun

The subject of a discourse, argument, or literary composition, or the subject of any distinct part of a discourse, etc.; any matter treated of: now the usual meaning of the word. noun

In medicine, a remedy locally applied. noun

Synonyms Theme, Point, etc. See subject. noun

Plural In geometry, topology. See topics, 2. noun

One of the various general forms of argument employed in probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, -- denominated by Aristotle to`poi (literally, places), as being the places or sources from which arguments may be derived, or to which they may be referred; also, a prepared form of argument, applicable to a great variety of cases, with a supply of which the ancient rhetoricians and orators provided themselves; a commonplace of argument or oratory. noun

A treatise on forms of argument; a system or scheme of forms or commonplaces of argument or oratory. noun

An argument or reason. noun

The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or argument, or literary composition; also, the general or main subject of the whole; a matter treated of; a subject, as of conversation or of thought; a matter; a point; a head. noun

An external local application or remedy, as a plaster, a blister, etc. noun

Topical. adjective

Topical adjective

Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest. noun

Discussion thread noun

The subject matter of a conversation or discussion noun

Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.

Discussion thread.

A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre.

An argument or reason.

An external local application or remedy, such as a plaster, a blister, etc.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Topic

The word "topic" in example sentences

I've been setting the value fo the parent using passed URL params when the template is used to create a page. % META { "parent" format = "$topic" dontrecurse = "on"} % displays the parent of a topic: ❋ Unknown (2010)

$topic (35, ...) to truncate overly long topic names. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Chinese friends become silent when a certain topic is mentioned, or dismiss it with a few words. ❋ Unknown (2008)

David Mamet does not so much explore the title topic of his new play as eviscerate it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Blogs and bloggers are everywhere on the net, no topic is short for them. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Just because some oversensitive misreading obsessives chose to launch flames at me for speaking the truth on subjects clearly within the title topic of “New Rape Culture and Gender Thread” makes them inflamed, not my posts inflammatory. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Description: Transcript, 50 pp. Abstract: The main topic is institutions in computing. ❋ Unknown (1984)

Well, of course it's about the title topic, but in the process we're given the chance to ramble through a number of highways and byways that sometimes seem to have only a limited connection to the subject. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Laura should have kept the focus on the title topic instead of the stupid red herring about weight ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

On to the title topic: the power of positive thinking. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So we at last arrive at the title topic: which government service are YOU willing to give up? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Physical Description: 6′1″, folio [individual will come to your office or lunch for a discussion of the title topic] ❋ Unknown (2008)

I think the discussion on the topic is a bit too much closed to the episone and too much far away from the backgroud. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This topic is about GLENN BECK telling people to run away from Churches who teach social justice, and a lone church who stood up to him. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If the topic is the economy, Romney is willing to weigh in. ❋ Dan Balz (2010)

While I understand the rationale, and I think a lot of folks can accept the same when told, in the absence of any explanation, people tend to believe that the thread was locked because the topic is a no-no. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While many are rightly concerned about the lack of belief in the Real Presence at their parishes, what often arises out of the discussions on this topic is the only-too-common exclusion, even denial of, not only the paramount importance, but even the importance at all of the sacred liturgy in asserting a solution. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We do live in a “World on Fire” (with nods to Thomas Sowell and Amy Chua) so the topic is always difficult, but no hypothesis should be off-limits because the consequences of following the wrong prescriptions based on bad science is worse. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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