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Word: Topical
Speech Type: Adjective
late 16th century: from Greek topikos+ -al. Early use was as a term in logic and rhetoric describing a rule or argument as ‘applicable in most but not all cases’
ˈtɒpɪkl
(of a subject) of immediate relevance, interest, or importance owing to its relation to current events
Short Definition:of immediate relevance, interest, or importance owing to its relation to current events
Examples:- a popular topical affairs programme
relating or applied directly to a part of the body
Short Definition:relating or applied directly to part of body
Examples:- topical steroid creams
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