Definition of "topic" []

• The subject of a speech, essay, thesis, or discourse. (noun)
• A subject of discussion or conversation. (noun)
• A subdivision of a theme, thesis, or outline. See Synonyms at subject. (noun)
• Linguistics A word or phrase in a sentence, usually providing information from previous discourse or shared knowledge, that the rest of the sentence elaborates or comments on. Also called theme. (noun)

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• "I've been setting the value fo the parent using passed URL params when the template is used to create a page. % META { "parent" format = "$topic" dontrecurse = "on"} % displays the parent of a topic:"
• "$topic (35, ...) to truncate overly long topic names."
• "Chinese friends become silent when a certain topic is mentioned, or dismiss it with a few words."