TOPIC SENTENCE

Meaning of TOPIC SENTENCE in English

a sentence that expresses the essential idea of a paragraph or larger section, usually appearing at the beginning.

Also, topical sentence .

[ 1915-20 ]

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TOPIC SENTENCE — noun Date: 1885 a sentence that states the main thought of a paragraph or of a larger unit of discourse …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOPIC SENTENCE — noun also topical sentence : a sentence that states the main or central thought of a paragraph or of a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOPIC SENTENCE — Date: 1885 : a sentence that states the main thought of a paragraph or of a larger unit of discourse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOPIC SENTENCE — Function: noun Date: 1885 : a sentence that states the main thought of a paragraph or of a larger unit …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOPIC SENTENCE — [topic sentence] n (1885): a sentence that states the main thought of a paragraph or of a larger unit of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOPIC SENTENCE — вводящее предложение, в котором формулируется тема сообщения
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOPIC SENTENCE — вводящее предложение, в котором формулируется тема сообщения
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TOPIC SENTENCE — вводящее предложение, в котором формулируется тема сообщения
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TOPIC SENTENCE — вводящее предложение, в котором формулируется тема сообщения
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TOPIC SENTENCE — вводящее предложение, в котором формулируется тема сообщения
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOPIC — adj topical (1. local; also: [Med.]; 2. pertaining to a topic, heading, or subject)
Interlingua English vocab
TOPIC — tema, subjecte
English interlingue dictionary
TOPIC — hilisgutan
English-Visayan vocabulary
TOPIC — noun Etymology: Latin Topica Topics (work by Aristotle), from Greek Topika, from topika, neuter plural of topikos of a place, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SENTENCE — In criminal law , a judgment formally pronouncing the punishment to be inflicted on a person convicted of a crime. …
Английский словарь Британика
SENTENCE — I. ˈsent ə n(t)s, -tən-, -nz noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOPIC — ˈtäpik, -pēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin Topica Topics, work by Aristotle in which the material is divided into …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOPIC — (a.) Topical.
Английский словарь Webster
TOPIC — (n.) An external local application or remedy, as a plaster, a blister, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
TOPIC — (n.) The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or argument, or literary composition; also, the general or main …
Английский словарь Webster
TOPIC — (n.) An argument or reason.
Английский словарь Webster
TOPIC — (n.) A treatise on forms of argument; a system or scheme of forms or commonplaces of argument or oratory; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
TOPIC — (n.) One of the various general forms of argument employed in probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, -- denominated by …
Английский словарь Webster
TOPIC — ( n. ) The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or argument, or literary composition; also, the general …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOPIC — ( n. ) One of the various general forms of argument employed in probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOPIC — /top"ik/ , n. 1. a subject of conversation or discussion: to provide a topic for discussion. 2. the subject or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SENTENCE — — sentencer , n. /sen"tns/ , n. , v. , sentenced, sentencing . n. 1. Gram. a grammatical unit of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SENTENCE — I. ˈsen-t ə n(t)s, -t ə nz noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sententia feeling, opinion, from * …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOPIC — noun an argument or reason. 2. topic ·adj topical. 3. topic ·noun an external local application or remedy, as a …
Webster English vocab
SENTENCE — vt to utter sententiously. 2. sentence ·noun sense; meaning; significance. 3. sentence ·vt to decree or announce as a sentence. …
Webster English vocab
SENTENCE — in law, formal judgment of a convicted defendant in a criminal case setting the punishment to be meted out. In …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOPIC — topic BrE AmE ˈtɒp ɪk AmE \ ˈtɑːp ɪk ▷ topic|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOPIC — / ˈtɒpɪk; NAmE ˈtɑːp-/ noun a subject that you talk, write or learn about : The main topic of conversation …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SENTENCE — / ˈsentəns; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] ( grammar ) a set of words …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOPIC — top ‧ ic S3 W2 AC /ˈtɒpɪk $ ˈtɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SENTENCE — I. sen ‧ tence 1 S1 W2 /ˈsent ə ns/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SENTENCE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a set of words complete in itself as the expression of a thought, containing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SENTENCE — n. & v. n. 1 a a set of words complete in itself as the expression of a thought, containing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SENTENCE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a set of words complete in itself as the expression of a thought, containing …
Oxford English vocab
TOPIC — ( topics) A topic is a particular subject that you discuss or write about. The main topic for discussion is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SENTENCE — ( sentences, sentencing, sentenced) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A sentence …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOPIC — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a controversial issue/topic/subject ▪ I tried to avoid controversial topics such as politics and religion. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SENTENCE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a jail sentence ▪ He’s serving a 7-year jail sentence. a prison sentence/term (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SENTENCE — n. In criminal law , a judgment formally pronouncing the punishment to be inflicted on a person convicted of a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SENTENCE — Synonyms and related words : Parthian shot, acquittal, act on, action, adage, address, adjectival phrase, adjudge, adjudicate, affirmation, allegation, ana, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOPIC — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chosen , selected ▪ particular , specific ▪ related ▪ articles on religious art and related ~s …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SENTENCE — I. noun 1 group of words ADJECTIVE ▪ long , short ▪ Try to keep your ~s short. ▪ complete …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SENTENCE
Longman Activator English vocab
TOPIC — n. subject(-matter), matter, issue, question, point, thesis, theme, text, keynote, field or area of study or of inquiry We need …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TOPIC — сущ. тема, предмет обсуждения, вопрос to bring up, broach a topic ≈ поднимать вопрос, тему to discuss a topic ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SENTENCE — 1. сущ. 1) а) приговор, осуждение, обвинительное заключение to commute, reduce a sentence ≈ смягчать приговор, сократить срок наказания to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOPIC — topic.ogg ʹtɒpık n 1. 1> тема relevant contentious topics - актуальные спорные темы topic of conversation - тема разговора the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SENTENCE — sentence.ogg 1. ʹsentəns n 1. юр. 1> приговор суда, определяющий меру наказания; осуждение suspended sentence - условное осуждение concurrent sentences …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SENTENCE — 1) высказывание 2) предложение 3) суждение 4) фраза • absolutely existential sentence — абсолютно экзистенциальное высказывание almost false sentence — почти ложное высказывание almost true sentence — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TOPIC — n 1. 1> тема relevant contentious topics - актуальные спорные темы topic of conversation - тема разговора the topic of …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SENTENCE — 1. ʹsentəns n 1. юр. 1> приговор суда, определяющий меру наказания; осуждение suspended sentence - условное осуждение concurrent sentences - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TOPIC — сущ. 1) тема, предмет обсуждения, вопрос to bring up, broach a topic — поднимать вопрос, тему to discuss a topic …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SENTENCE — 1. сущ. 1) а) приговор, осуждение, обвинительное заключение to commute, reduce a sentence — смягчать приговор, сократить срок наказания to …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TOPIC — сущ. 1) тема, предмет обсуждения, вопрос to bring up, broach a topic — поднимать вопрос, тему to discuss a topic — обсуждать тему controversial …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SENTENCE — 1. сущ. 1) а) приговор, осуждение, обвинительное заключение to commute, reduce a sentence — смягчать приговор, сократить срок наказания to get off with a …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SENTENCE — предложение; кадр ( УП ) - CNC sentence - linear sentence - NC-sentence - spline sentence
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
SENTENCE — предложение; кадр (УП) - CNC sentence - linear sentence - NC-sentence - spline sentence
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
TOPIC — _n. тема, предмет обсуждения; the topic of the day - злободневная тема _Syn: burden, matter, subject, subject matter, theme
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TOPIC — n. тема, предмет обсуждения; the topic of the day - злободневная тема Syn: burden, matter, subject, subject matter, theme
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed

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