topic

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈtɒpɪk/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈtɑpɪk/

Adjective

topic

1. topical

Noun

topic (plural topics)

1. Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.

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

2. (Internet) Discussion thread.
3. (music) A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre.
   • 2012, Esti Sheinberg, Music Semiotics (page 9)

     In Peircean terms, topics are interpretants: signifieds that become new signifiers in the endless semiotic chain of interpretations.

4. (obsolete) An argument or reason.

   • contumacious persons, who are not to be fixed by any principles, whom no topics can work upon

5. (obsolete, medicine) An external local application or remedy, such as a plaster, a blister, etc.

Synonyms

• (area of interest) subject, subject area

Translations

• French: sujet, thème
• German: Thema
• Italian: tema, categoria, argomento, soggetto
• Portuguese: tópico, assunto
• Russian: те́ма
• Spanish: tema

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