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, reason
2 a : a heading in an outlined argument or exposition b : the subject of a discourse or of a section of a discourse