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topical

Pronunciation: /ˈtɒpɪk(ə)l/
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Definition of topical

adjective

  • 1(of a subject) of immediate relevance, interest, or importance owing to its relation to current events:a popular topical affairs programme
  • relating to a particular subject; classified according to subject:foreign or topical stamps
  • 2chiefly Medicine relating or applied directly to a part of the body: topical steroid creams

Derivatives

topicality

Pronunciation: /-ˈkalɪti/
noun

topically

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century: from Greek topikos + -al. Early use was as a term in logic and rhetoric describing a rule or argument as 'applicable in most but not all cases'

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