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  1. noun The subject of a speech, essay, thesis, or discourse.
  2. noun A subject of discussion or conversation.
  3. noun A subdivision of a theme, thesis, or outline. See Synonyms at subject.

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  • Continuing her exhibit from last year, Dick said she may extend it into another year's worth of research and even though her topic is a mouthful, there was good reasoning behind it's creation. —  The Gazette-Enterprise: News
  • Another topic will be the state prison system and whether the state has gotten too lopsided in how much it spends to incarcerate criminals as opposed to educating students and providing care to the needy. ... —  BlueOregon
  • This topic was also raised by Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, during his opening keynote at —  Search Engine Watch Blog
  • This topic has been archived - replies are not allowed. —  Discussions: Message List - root
  • Although their topic was the environment, the economy was never far from a roundtable discussion Saturday at Town Hall, involving U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, and 11 state and local environmental advocates. —  Norwich Bulletin Home RSS
 

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subject ·  theme ·  aspect ·  concept ·  task ·  discussion ·  situation ·  item ·  consideration ·  challenge ·  occupation ·  method

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topic:   topics
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  1. Obsolete topic, rhetorical argument, sing. of Topics, title of a work by Aristotle, from Latin Topica, from Greek Topika, commonplaces, from neuter pl. of topikos, of a place, from topos, place.
 

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