"topic sentence" meaning in English

See topic sentence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: topic sentences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} topic sentence (plural topic sentences)
  1. (authorship) A sentence at the beginning of a paragraph indicating the general matter to be discussed later in that paragraph. Related terms: paragraph break
    Sense id: en-topic_sentence-en-noun-umN3asy5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: authorship, broadcasting, communications, film, journalism, literature, media, publishing, television, writing

Inflected forms

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