Main Entry:

top·ic

Pronunciation:

\ˈtä-pik\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin Topica Topics (work by Aristotle), from Greek Topika, from topika, neuter plural of topikos of a place, of a topos, from topos place, topos

Date:

circa 1569

1 a: one of the general forms of argument employed in probable reasoning b: argument, reason2 a: a heading in an outlined argument or exposition b: the subject of a discourse or of a section of a discourse