US /ˈtɑpɪk/ UK /ˈtɒpɪk/
noun adj Freq #6151

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A subject that people talk, write, or learn about.

    The topic of today's lesson is climate change.

  2. 2
    noun

    A thread or section of discussion in an online forum.

    Please report any bugs in the relevant forum topic.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a subject that people talk,... subjecttheme
Word family
Forms topics
Derived forms metatopicoff-topicon-topicsubtopicsupertopictopical

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”).

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