topic

Academic Word List, sublist 7.

About 21.45 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective topical
2. noun A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.

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

3. noun A discussion thread.
4. noun A component similar to a message queue which supports multiple subscribers.
5. noun A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre.
6. noun An argument or reason.
7. noun An external local application or remedy, such as a plaster, a blister, etc.

Similar words

theme subject issue matter topical thematic indicator subject-matter context characteristic

Often followed by

of is in and for that sentence to was

Word family

topical topics