Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗topical
A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. · A discussion thread. · A component similar to a message queue which supports multiple subscribers. · A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre.
From Latin topica, from Ancient Greek τοπικός (topikós, “pertaining to a place, local, pertaining to a common place, or topic, topical”), from τόπος (tópos, “a place”).
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