NOUN | communication | topic, subject, theme | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion |
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cognition | topic, subject, issue, matter | some situation or event that is thought about |
Sounds | taa'pihk | |
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Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... |
Meaning | The subject matter of a conversation or discussion. | |
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Example | "it was a very sensitive topic" | |
Synonyms | subject, theme | |
Narrower | bone of contention | The subject of a dispute |
keynote | The principal theme in a speech or literary work | |
precedent | A subject / subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time) | |
question, head | The subject matter at issue | |
Broader | message, content, subject matter, substance | What a communication that is about something is about |
Spanish | asunto, contenido, materia, objeto, tema | |
Catalan | assumpte, matèria, objecte, tema | |
Adjectives | topical | of or relating to or arranged by topics |
Meaning | Some situation or event that is thought about. | |
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Example | "he kept drifting off the topic" | |
Synonyms | subject, issue, matter | |
Narrower | area | A subject of study |
blind spot | A subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment | |
remit | The topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with | |
res judicata, res adjudicata | A matter already settled in court | |
Broader | content, cognitive content, mental object | The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
Spanish | asunto, cuestión, materia, tema | |
Catalan | assumpte, matèria, qüestió, tema | |
Adjectives | topical | of or relating to or arranged by topics |
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