topic
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[edit] English
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- topick (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
From Latin topica, from Ancient Greek τοπικός (topikos, “pertaining to a place, local, pertaining to a common place, or topic, topical”), from τόπος (topos, “a place”).
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- Rhymes: -ɒpɪk
[edit] Noun
topic (plural topics)
- Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
- (Internet) discussion thread
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subject; theme
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discussion thread — see thread
[edit] External links
- topic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- topic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
