TOPIC


Meaning of TOPIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtä-pik ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.