topic

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English

Alternative forms

• topick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin topica, from Ancient Greek τοπικός (topikós, “pertaining to a place, local, pertaining to a common place, or topic, topical”), from τόπος (tópos, “a place”), of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɒpɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒpɪk
• Hyphenation: top‧ic

Adjective

topic

1. topical

Noun

topic (plural topics)

1. Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
2. (Internet) Discussion thread.
3. (computing) A component similar to a message queue which supports multiple subscribers.
4. (music) A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre.
5. (obsolete) An argument or reason.
6. (obsolete, medicine) An external local application or remedy, such as a plaster, a blister, etc.

Synonyms

• (area of interest): subject, subject area

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• “topic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “topic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

• cop it, optic, picot