topical C2+ Topic:The Human Body US /ˈtɑpɪkəl/ UK /ˈtɒpɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to current affairs; applied to a particular body part The debate was highly topical, dominating every newspaper that week. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to current... currenttimelycontemporaryrelevantnewsworthylocal ↔ Opposites outdatedirrelevantsystemicgeneral Word family Derived forms topicallytopicality Related forms topictopos Etymology AI details From Latin topicus ('of commonplaces'), from Ancient Greek topikos ('pertaining to a place or topic'), from topos ('place'), with suffix -al. topicus Latin τοπικός Ancient Greek τόπος Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # topical **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtɑpɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɒpɪkəl/ ## Meanings 1. relating to current affairs; applied to a particular body part ## Examples - The debate was highly topical, dominating every newspaper that week. ## Synonyms - current - timely - contemporary - relevant - newsworthy - local ## Antonyms - outdated - irrelevant - systemic - general ## Derived Forms - topically - topicality ## Related Forms - topic - topos ## Roots and Affixes - Root: topicus - Root: τοπικός - Root: τόπος ## Etymology From Latin topicus ('of commonplaces'), from Ancient Greek topikos ('pertaining to a place or topic'), from topos ('place'), with suffix -al. ## AI Etymology Topical is from Latin topicus ('of commonplaces'), from Ancient Greek topikos ('pertaining to a place or topic'), from topos ('place'), with suffix -al. Important recorded forms include topicus (Latin), τοπικός (Ancient Greek), and τόπος (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the ending or combining element adapts the older base to the present English part of speech while keeping the historical sense visible. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers relating to current affairs; applied to a particular body part. The wider family includes derived forms such as topically and topicality and related words such as topic and topos. ## Topics - The Human Body - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown