Meaning of 'topic'
Meaning of 'topic' (Webster Dictionary)
- Topical. - One of the various general forms of argument employed in
probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, -- denominated
by Aristotle to`poi (literally, places), as being the places or sources
from which arguments may be derived, or to which they may be referred;
also, a prepared form of argument, applicable to a great variety of
cases, with a supply of which the ancient rhetoricians and orators
provided themselves; a commonplace of argument or oratory.
- A treatise on forms of argument; a system or scheme of forms or commonplaces of argument or oratory; as, the Topics of Aristotle.
- An argument or reason.
- The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or argument, or literary composition; also, the general or main subject of the whole; a matter treated of; a subject, as of conversation or of thought; a matter; a point; a head.
- An external local application or remedy, as a plaster, a blister, etc.
- A treatise on forms of argument; a system or scheme of forms or commonplaces of argument or oratory; as, the Topics of Aristotle.
- An argument or reason.
- The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or argument, or literary composition; also, the general or main subject of the whole; a matter treated of; a subject, as of conversation or of thought; a matter; a point; a head.
- An external local application or remedy, as a plaster, a blister, etc.
Meaning of 'topic' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
Example in sentence:
- he didn't want to discuss that subject;
- his letters were always on the theme of love;
- it was a very sensitive topic
Meaning (2):
- some situation or event that is thought about
- some situation or event that is thought about
Example in sentence:
- he had been thinking about the subject for several years;
- he kept drifting off the topic;
- it is a matter for the police
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