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- [top-ik]
- /ˈtɒp ɪk/
- /ˈtɒpɪk/
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- [top-ik]
- /ˈtɒp ɪk/
Definitions of topic word
- noun topic a subject of conversation or discussion: to provide a topic for discussion. 1
- noun topic the subject or theme of a discourse or of one of its parts. 1
- noun topic Rhetoric, Logic. a general field of considerations from which arguments can be drawn. 1
- noun topic 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. Compare comment (def 7). 1
- abbreviation TOPIC theme 1
- noun topic book, article 1
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Origin of topic
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Latin topica (plural) < Greek (tà) topiká name of work by Aristotle (literally, (things) pertaining to commonplaces), equivalent to tóp(os) commonplace + -ika, neuter plural of -ikos -ic; see topo-
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Parts of speech for Topic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
topic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
topic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for topic
noun topic
- affair — If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
- beeswax — Beeswax is wax that is made by bees and used especially for making candles and furniture polish.
- business — Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
- chapter — A chapter is one of the parts that a book is divided into. Each chapter has a number, and sometimes a title.
- gist — the main or essential part of a matter: What was the gist of his speech?
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