topic 
topic (täp′ik)
noun
- Historical
- a class or category of considerations or arguments on which a rhetorician may draw
- one such consideration or argument
- the subject of a paragraph, essay, speech, etc.
- a subject for discussion or conversation
- a heading or item in an outline
Etymology: L topica < Gr ta topika, title of a work by Aristotle < topikos, local, concerning < topoi, commonplaces < topos, place < IE base *top-, to arrive, goal > OE thafian, to endure
topic
n.
Converse of object
- cover: Each track is broken into seminars which cover topics in-depth.
- relate: The journal covers a range of topics related to forensic science.
- discuss: The five meetings thereafter discuss topics relating to the themes covered in the lectures.
- choose: Choose a topic from the menu below or click continue to find out how to set a credit limit.
- select: Please select a topic below to view the reports.
- explore: The time allotted for the talk: The longer the talk, the more freedom you will have to explore the topic.
Adjective modifier
- hot: Hot Topics provide a guide to current key issues.
- related: To search the internet for Python related topics, use Python Search.
- specific: Each newsgroup focuses on a specific topic, often of very narrow interest.
- particular: You may find that you have layers of feelings about a particular topic.
- selected: There is a list of people who can provide expert advice on selected topics.
- controversial: The treatment of lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies is one of the most complex and controversial topics in oncology.
Modifies a noun
- author: Topic author: dabigfella Subject: Where are the goals to come from?
Noun used with modifier
- dissertation: Dissertation topics The range of possible topics is very wide.
- thesis: Thesis topic i lawsuits and divorce as saying i said to be.
- essay: Examples of the general essay topics will be sent to those applicants who are invited for interview.
- discussion: This discussion should be followed by an enumeration of three possible discussion topics for the event itself.
Preposition: in
- depth: Each issue contains an extended exploration of a current topic in depth.
Preposition: of
Ihappentofeel thatthe degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.
Now, sir, there isthelibertyof thepress, whichyou know is a constant topic. Suppose you and I and two hundred more were restrained from printing our thoughts: what then? What proportionwould that restraint uponusbear to the private happiness of the nation?
The deathof a beautifulwomanis, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.
We must now examine whether just people also live better and are happier than unjust ones. I think it's clear already that this is so, but we must look into it further, since the argument concerns no ordinary topic, but the way we ought to live.
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