"-topic" meaning in English

See -topic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Latin topica, from Ancient Greek τοπικός (topikós, “pertaining to a place, local, pertaining to a common place, or topic, topical”), from τόπος (tópos, “a place”); equivalent to -topia + -ic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|topica}} Latin topica, {{der|en|grc|τοπικός|t=pertaining to a place, local, pertaining to a common place, or topic, topical}} Ancient Greek τοπικός (topikós, “pertaining to a place, local, pertaining to a common place, or topic, topical”), {{m|grc|τόπος|t=a place}} τόπος (tópos, “a place”), {{suffix|en|-topia|ic}} -topia + -ic Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -topic, {{en-suffix}} -topic
  1. place Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--topic-en-suffix-gd9jWAzJ

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