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How to pronounce topic in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms subject, theme
Type of subject matter, content, message, substance
Has types bone of contention, keynote, precedent, question, head
Derivation topical


it was a very sensitive topic.
Type Words
Synonyms issue, matter, subject
Type of cognitive content, content, mental object
Has types area, blind spot, remit, res adjudicata, res judicata
Derivation topical


he kept drifting off the topic.

Examples of topic

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He would help himself by addressing the topic of his contract status graciously.
From the stltoday.com
The interactive story times will focus on a topic of interest to young children.
From the democratandchronicle.com
She's been thinking about the topic for a long time, and the words come briskly.
From the latimes.com
Even though the following topic may be common, people do not like discussing it.
From the latimes.com
The final speakers at last week's panel moved the topic of history beyond style.
From the sfgate.com
Do you think middle school is too young to bring up the topic of safe practices?
From the freep.com
As a current undergraduate business student, this topic is very important to me.
From the economist.com
Dredging, or the lack of it, has been another hot topic among boaters this year.
From the democratandchronicle.com
It hosts topic based wikis on a number of subjects, and anyone can add new ones.
From the techcrunch.com
More examples
  • Subject: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"
  • Some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
  • The BID 770 was a British-built electronic cryptography device, codenamed TOPIC. It was also used by Canada's foreign service under the codename TENEC. TOPIC was brought into service in 1977, and became obsolete in 1995.
  • Topic is a chocolate bar made by Mars, Incorporated in France and sold throughout Europe and the United States. It contains hazelnuts, nougat and caramel.
  • In XML terminology, topic can mean
  • (Topics (Aristotle)) The Topics is the name given to one of Aristotle's six works on logic collectively known as the Organon. ...
  • (TOPY) Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth or TOPY was a fellowship founded in 1981 by members of Psychic TV, Coil, Current 93, and a number of other individuals. ...
  • Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest; discussion thread
  • (Topics (Topic Areas)) Authors can indicate suitable topic areas when submitting a contribution. Reviewers can choose their academic focal point from the same topic areas. The allocation of submissions to review are made on the basis of thematic overlapping of topic areas.