topic
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- topick (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
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”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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- Rhymes: -ɒpɪk
Adjective[edit]
topic
Noun[edit]
topic (plural topics)
- Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
- (Internet) discussion thread
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
subject; theme
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discussion thread — see thread
External links[edit]
- topic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- topic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911