topic

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UK /ˈtɒpɪk/ US /ˈtɑpɪk/

noun 5adj 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

chosen, selected

broad, general, large, wide

The teacher introduced a wide topic about climate change before focusing on renewable energy.

diverse, wide-ranging

The conference brought together experts who discussed a wide-ranging topic including climate change, technology, and education.

narrow | central, dominant, important, key, main, major, principal | complex, difficult | conversational, essay, lecture, research

controversial, sensitive

Religion and politics are often considered sensitive topics at family dinners.

historical, philosophical, scientific, social, etc.

VERB + TOPIC

consider, cover, discuss, explore, deal with, focus on, look at, speak on, write on

The panel will discuss several important topics during tomorrow's conference.

TOPIC + NOUN

area, heading

work

The students completed an interesting topic work project about animals last month.

PREP

on a/the ~

The professor gave an interesting lecture on the topic of climate change last week.

PHRASES

a choice of topic

His choice of topic for the presentation surprised everyone in the meeting room.

a range/variety of topics, a topic of conversation/discussion

The book covers a wide variety of topics that interest teenagers today.

Definitions

adj

topical

noun

Subject; 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

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — some situation or event that is thought about

noun — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

drop the topic

To stop talking about the topic at hand.

Example Bank

A society where a topic cannot be discussed, does not have free speech.

Wiktionary

stick to the topic

Wiktionary

an interesting topic of conversation

Wiktionary

That topic is too intimate to share with casual acquaintances.

Tatoeba · #40542

It's not a suitable topic for discussion.

Tatoeba · #42207

Nevertheless, the topic is worth discussing.

Tatoeba · #42990

Usage Notes

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In some senses, topic is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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