[top.ic] n [L Topica Topics (work by Aristotle), fr. Gk Topika, fr. topika, neut. pl. of topikos of a place, of a topos, fr. topos place, topos] (1603) 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