a subject or topic (of discussion

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• topic for discussion — index matter (subject) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• subject of (or under) discussion — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. question, point, matter in hand; see subject 1 , topic …   English dictionary for students

• subject — n 1 *citizen, national Antonyms: sovereign 2 Subject, matter, subject matter, argument, topic, text, theme, motive, motif, leitmotiv can mean the basic idea or the principal object of thought or attention in a discourse or artistic composition.… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• subject — subjectable, adj. subjectability, n. subjectedly, adv. subjectedness, n. subjectless, adj. subjectlike, adj. n., adj. /sub jikt/; v. /seuhb jekt /, n. 1. that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of… …   Universalium

• subject — I adj. (cannot stand alone) subject to (subject to change) II n. topic, theme 1) to bring up, broach; pursue; tackle a subject 2) to address, cover, deal with, discuss, take up, treat a subject 3) to dwell on; exhaust; go into a subject 4) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• topic — 01. We have discussed a lot of different [topics] in this class. 02. The better your English language skills, the more you are able to talk about difficult [topics]. 03. A proper summary of an article does not include one s personal opinion on… …   Grammatical examples in English

• topic — /top ik/, n. 1. a subject of conversation or discussion: to provide a topic for discussion. 2. the subject or theme of a discourse or of one of its parts. 3. Rhet., Logic. a general field of considerations from which arguments can be drawn. 4.… …   Universalium

• topic — /ˈtɒpɪk / (say topik) noun 1. a subject of conversation or discussion: to provide a topic for discussion. 2. the subject or theme of a discourse or of one of its parts. 3. Rhetoric, Logic a general field of considerations from which arguments can …  

• topic — [[t]tɒ̱pɪk[/t]] topics N COUNT A topic is a particular subject that you discuss or write about. The weather is a constant topic of conversation in Britain... The main topic for discussion is political union... They offer tips on topics such as… …   English dictionary

• discussion — noun /dɪˈskʌʃən/ a) Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic. There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like east . b) Text giving further detail on a subject. This topic is not open to discussion. See Also:… …   Wiktionary

• topic — top|ic W2 [ˈtɔpık US ˈta: ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: Topica Topics , book by the ancient Greek thinker Aristotle, from Greek Topika, from topikos of a place, of a useful quotation , from topos place, useful quotation ] a subject that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English