topic

1. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion (synset 106612141)
   "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"
   is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
   subtypes:

   • bone of contention - the subject of a dispute
   • precedent - a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
   • head, question - the subject matter at issue
   • keynote - the principal theme in a speech or literary work
   same as: subject, theme
2. Some situation or event that is thought about (synset 105822417)
   "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
   is a type of: cognitive content, content, mental object - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
   subtypes:

   • 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 adjudicata, res judicata - a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again
   same as: issue, matter, subject

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