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topic
- /ˈtɒpɪk/ UK
- /ˈtɑpɪk/ US
Rhymes with -ɒpɪk
Where it comes from
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”).
adjective topick
- topical
noun topics · topick
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A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
A society where a topic cannot be discussed, does not have free speech.
Similar: ground, subject, subject area
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: theme, subject, issue, matter, topical, thematic, indicator, subject-matter, context, characteristic, story, object, relating, slogan, item, thing
Translations
Every language
noun subject; theme
| Español | tema, tópico, asunto, bolá, torete, torillo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 화제 hwaje, 주제 juje, 테마 tema, 토픽 topik |
| 日本語 | 話題 wadai, テーマ tēma, トピック topikku, 主題 shudai |
| 中文 | 主題 /主题 zhǔtí, 話題 /话题 huàtí |
| हिन्दी | प्रसंग prasaṅg, विषय viṣay |
| Português | tópico, assunto |
| Français | sujet, thème |
| Deutsch | Thema |
| Italiano | tema, categoria, argomento, soggetto |
| Ελληνικά | θέμα théma |
| Română | temă, subiect |
| Русский | те́ма téma, предме́т predmét, то́пик tópik |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ đề |
| العربية | مَوْضُوع mawḍūʕ, مَوَاضِيع mawāḍīʕ |
| עברית | נוֹשֵׂא nosé |
Talk about this word "topic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/topic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. topic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/topic "topic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/topic.Cite this
@misc{topic_2026,
title = {topic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/topic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
