topic
noun
- a matter dealt with in a text, discourse, or conversation; a subject
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtɒpɪk/ / /ˈtɑpɪk/
adj
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”).
- topical
noun
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”).
- A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
“A society where a topic cannot be discussed, does not have free speech.”
“stick to the topic”
- A discussion thread.
“If after the update you still run into bugs or odd behavior, please report them in the appropriate Steam Community thread or the relevant Discord channel/topic.”
- A component similar to a message queue which supports multiple subscribers.
- A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre.
“In Peircean terms, topics are interpretants: signifieds that become new signifiers in the endless semiotic chain of interpretations.”
- An argument or reason.
“contumacious persons, who are not to be fixed by any principles, whom no topics can work upon”
- An external local application or remedy, such as a plaster, a blister, etc.
“Amongst topics or outward medicines none are more precious than baths.”