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topic
topic
noun
Definition of TOPIC
a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition) <the topic of his poem is the bitter conflict in Northern Ireland>
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
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