n.
Pronunciation: ' tä-pik
Function: 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