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topic sentence

top·ic sen·tence
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [top-ik sen-tns]
    • /ˈtɒp ɪk ˈsɛn tns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [top-ik sen-tns]
    • /ˈtɒp ɪk ˈsɛn tns/

Definitions of topic sentence words

  • noun topic sentence a sentence that expresses the essential idea of a paragraph or larger section, usually appearing at the beginning. 1
  • noun topic sentence a sentence in a paragraph that expresses the main idea or point of the whole paragraph 0
  • noun topic sentence the principal sentence, setting forth the main idea and coming usually at the beginning, in a paragraph or section of a discourse, esp. of an expository nature 0
See all 3 definitions of topic sentence

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Origin of topic sentence

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Topic sentence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Topic sentence

topic sentence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

topic sentence usage trend in Literature

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