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topicalrelating to current matters of interest or importance

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to current matters of interest or importance

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtɑːpɪkəl/

Korean meaning: 시사적인, 화제가 되는

Korean pronunciation: **타**피컬

Example Sentences

  • His topical jokes about celebrity scandals made him the most popular comedian of the year.
  • The topical ointment worked so well that my mosquito bites disappeared overnight.
  • My grandmother's topical references to TikTok trends always surprise the family.

topical

ADJECTIVE

//ˈtɑːpɪkəl//

relating to current matters of interest or importance

topical concept
💡 Concept

relating to current matters of interest or importance

topical rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Topical news through optical lens: tropical crisis!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈtɑːpɪkəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈtɒpɪkəl/

🌳Etymology

Roottopic
Suffix--al

Origin

그리스어 'topos(장소)'에서 출발하여 라틴어 'topicus'를 거쳐 영어로 들어온 단어입니다. 원래 '특정 장소나 주제와 관련된'이라는 의미에서 현재의 '시사적인, 화제가 되는' 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

tropicalopticallogical
tropical
optical
logical

🔗Collocations

topical issue
topical humor
topical cream
topical application
topical reference
highly topical

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His topical jokes about celebrity scandals made him the most popular comedian of the year.

The topical ointment worked so well that my mosquito bites disappeared overnight.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's topical references to TikTok trends always surprise the family.

The talk show host became famous for his topical commentary on social media phenomena.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

currentcontemporarytimelyrelevantup-to-date

Antonyms

outdatedtimelessirrelevant

Related

topictropicaltypicallocaltemporal

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