/ˈtɒpɪk/, /ˈtɑpɪk/
OriginFrom 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”).
- 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”
“an interesting topic of conversation”
- InternetDiscussion thread.
- 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.”
- obsoleteAn argument or reason.
“contumacious persons, who are not to be fixed by any principles, whom no topics can work upon”
- obsoleteAn external local application or remedy, such as a plaster, a blister, etc.
“Amongst topics or outward medicines none are more precious than baths.”
Formstopick(alternative) · topics(plural)