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topical

[top-i-kuhl]

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adjective

relating to or dealing with matters of current or local interest.
a topical reference.
relating to the subject of a discourse, composition, or the like.
relating to or in a particular place; local.
The themes chosen for World Meteorological Day reflect topical weather, climate, or water-related issues.
Medicine/Medical.��of, relating to, or applied externally to a particular part of the body; local.
a topical anesthetic.

noun

Philately.��any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.

topical

/ ˈtɒpɪkəl, ˌtɒpɪˈkælɪtɪ /

adjective

of, relating to, or constituting current affairs
relating to a particular place; local
of or relating to a topic or topics
(of a drug, ointment, etc) for application to the body surface; local

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Other Word Forms

topically adverb
topicality noun
ˈ�ٴǱ辱�� adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of topical¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Greek �ٴǱ辱��(ó��) “local, pertaining to commonplaces” ( topo-, -ic ) + -al ¹

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And that was a pretty good barometer for getting an interesting story that was likely to still be topical in a year.

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He was a frequent guest on the BBC's topical debate programme Question Time, as someone who held views on the right of the political spectrum.

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“The Matrix” is an ideal film for this experiment, its anti-AI message decidedly topical while its themes grapple with dual visions of reality.

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More topical perhaps is the debate over the government's welfare reforms.

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But it's content from topical comedy shows like “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” which alloys comedy to the type of long-form journalistic content “60 Minutes” pioneered, that circulates more widely on social media.

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