topical
/ˈtɒpəkəl/TAH-puh-kuhl
/ˈtɑpəkəl/TAH-puh-kuhl
Meaningrelating to places
Common meaning: relating to topic
- topa placeLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1565 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Greekτόπος‘a place’
- Englishtopic‘a subject’
- Englishformed in English from topictopical‘relating to topic’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: relating to places. It can be inferred from any of: topic.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from topic + -al (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- τόπος Greek “a place”
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