A topic is a subject. It's what you're discussing or what a newspaper article is about, the theme of a documentary, or the focus of your term paper.
One of the various general forms of argument employed in probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, -- denominated by Aristotle
Noun
some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
Noun
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn''t want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"
n.
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.
n.
A treatise on forms of argument; a system or scheme of forms
or commonplaces of argument or oratory; as, the Topics of Aristotle.
n.
An argument or reason.
n.
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.
n.
An external local application or remedy, as a plaster, a
blister, etc.
a.
Topical.
Topic
These topics, or loci, were no other than general ideas applicable to a great many different subjects, which the orator was directed to consult.
In this question by [reason] I do not mean a distinct topic, but a transcendent that runs through all topics.2.
Contumacious persons, who are not to be fixed by any principles, whom no topics can work upon.3.
Topic
One of the various general forms of argument employed in probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, -- denominated by Aristotle
Topical.
Usage Examples
Convinced as I am and as I am from my government that the world needs a new moral architecture over all I believe that this should be the first topic to debate in our world of today, ethics, moral.
I didn't appreciate the young woman that I was, or my young beauty, because I was so obsessed with the fact that I felt fat. It's never good to add to anybody else's suffering. It's an important topic to really get the gravity and the importance of - dealing with dignity.
The death of a beautiful woman, is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world.
Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It's too controversial.
Food was a constant topic of conversation in our household.
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Other Usage ExamplesIt's funny because I think a lot of it is simply... We've never considered ourselves satirists, but because we're on Comedy Central and because we're South Park on Comedy Central, we can do any topic we want.
At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.
I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.
To understand a difficult topic like Iraq takes patience and care. Unfortunately, you rarely hear a patient, careful or thoughtful discussion of intelligence these days.
As you know, the thing that I know the least about is the topic of sports.
Half of Google's revenue comes from selling text-based ads that are placed near search results and are related to the topic of the search. Another half of its revenues come from licensing its search technology to companies like Yahoo.
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