topic

top·ic

noun \ˈtä-pik\

Definition of TOPIC

1

a : one of the general forms of argument employed in probable reasoning

b : argument, reason

2

a : a heading in an outlined argument or exposition

b : the subject of a discourse or of a section of a discourse

Examples of TOPIC

1. He is comfortable discussing a wide range of topics.
2. topics such as health and fitness

Origin of TOPIC

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

First Known Use: circa 1569

Related to TOPIC

Synonyms

content, motif, motive, question, subject, theme, matter

Related Words

subject matter; talking point; count, idea, point, purpose; consideration, issue, problem; body, bulk, burden, centerpiece, core, crux, essence, fundamental, generality, gist, grist, heart, kernel, keynote, main, marrow, mass, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, purport, quick, staple, substance, sum; basis; bottom, essential, essentiality; affair, argument, debate

Near Antonyms

aside, digression, excursion, interjection, parenthesis, tangent

Rhymes with TOPIC

tropic