"topical" meaning in English

See topical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɒp.ɪ.kəl/ [UK], /ˈtɑ.pɪ.kəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-topical.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-topical.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-topical.wav Forms: more topical [comparative], most topical [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒpɪkəl, -ɑpɪkəl Etymology: From topic + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|topic|al}} topic + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} topical (comparative more topical, superlative most topical)
  1. Relating to a particular topic or subject. Translations (relating to a particular topic or subject): aiheenmukainen (Finnish), themenbezogen (German), thematisch (German)
    Sense id: en-topical-en-adj-en:on_topic Disambiguation of 'relating to a particular topic or subject': 67 15 9 1 1 8
  2. Relating to a topic or subject of current interest. Translations (of current interest): актуа́лен (aktuálen) (Bulgarian), злободневен (zlobodneven) (Bulgarian), 有关时事的 (Chinese Mandarin), 热门的 (Chinese Mandarin), actueel (Dutch), aktuala (Esperanto), ajankohtainen (Finnish), d’actualité [feminine] (French), aktuell (German), gegenwartsbezogen (German), zeitgemäß (German), gegenwartsnah (German), gegenwartsrelevant (German), प्रासंगिक (prāsaṅgik) (Hindi), aktuális (Hungarian), időszerű (Hungarian), aktual (Indonesian), topico (Italian), traaoil (Manx), aktualny (Polish), а̏ктуа̄лан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ȁktuālan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-topical-en-adj-en:of_current_interest Disambiguation of 'of current interest': 0 100 0 0 0 0
  3. Local to a particular place. Translations (local to a particular place): местен (mesten) (Bulgarian), 地方的 (Chinese Mandarin), paikallinen (Finnish), local (French), örtlich (begrenzt) (German), מקומי (Hebrew), helyi (Hungarian), topico (Italian), tópico (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-topical-en-adj-en:local__geographically Disambiguation of 'local to a particular place': 13 1 84 1 1 1
  4. (medicine, not comparable) Applied to a localized part of the body. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (medicine: applied to a localized part of the body): локален (lokalen) (Bulgarian), 局部的 (Chinese Mandarin), 外用的 (Chinese Mandarin), paikallinen (Finnish), topique (French), örtlich (German), topisch (German), lokal (German), helyi (Hungarian), lokális (Hungarian), topico (Italian), topic (Occitan), tópico (Portuguese), насущный (nasuščnyj) (Russian), tópico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-topical-en-adj-en:local__anatomically Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'medicine: applied to a localized part of the body': 2 1 1 77 17 2
  5. (medicine, not comparable) Applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms (applied externally): superficial Translations (medicine: applied externally): 塗於身體表面的 (Chinese Mandarin), 涂于身体表面的 (Chinese Mandarin), ulkoinen (Finnish), ulkoisesti käytettävä (Finnish), äußerlich (German), örtlich (German), lokal (German), lokális (Hungarian), topico (Italian), tópico (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-topical-en-adj-en:applied_externally Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 1 3 15 3 12 12 26 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 3 2 1 3 17 3 16 16 22 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 1 0 2 22 2 19 19 18 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 2 1 2 15 3 13 13 24 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 0 1 17 1 15 15 26 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 2 1 3 18 3 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 1 0 2 19 2 18 18 18 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 2 0 3 17 3 18 18 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 2 2 3 20 3 18 18 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 5 4 3 4 17 5 16 16 13 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 3 2 5 16 6 16 17 14 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 4 3 2 3 18 3 16 16 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 4 2 5 16 3 18 18 13 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 5 2 3 17 3 15 15 14 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 19 19 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'applied externally': 2 1 0 14 80 3 Disambiguation of 'medicine: applied externally': 2 1 0 20 74 4
  6. Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic. Translations (arranged according to topic or theme): 题目的 (Chinese Mandarin), 论题的 (Chinese Mandarin), aiheenmukainen (Finnish), temaattinen (Finnish), thematisch (German), téma szerinti (Hungarian), tematikus (Hungarian), tárgy szerinti (Hungarian), topico (Italian), тематичний (tematyčnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-topical-en-adj-en:thematically_arranged Disambiguation of 'arranged according to topic or theme': 8 7 1 1 1 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: toponymic

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɒp.ɪ.kəl/ [UK], /ˈtɑ.pɪ.kəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-topical.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-topical.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-topical.wav Forms: topicals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒpɪkəl, -ɑpɪkəl Etymology: From topic + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|topic|al}} topic + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} topical (plural topicals)
  1. A substance, especially a medication, applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).
    Sense id: en-topical-en-noun-KMHDwgK5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 1 3 15 3 12 12 26 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 3 2 1 3 17 3 16 16 22 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 1 0 2 22 2 19 19 18 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 2 1 2 15 3 13 13 24 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 0 1 17 1 15 15 26 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 2 1 3 18 3 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 1 0 2 19 2 18 18 18 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 2 0 3 17 3 18 18 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 2 2 3 20 3 18 18 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 5 4 3 4 17 5 16 16 13 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 3 2 5 16 6 16 17 14 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 4 3 2 3 18 3 16 16 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 4 2 5 16 3 18 18 13 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 5 2 3 17 3 15 15 14 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 19 19 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21
  2. A substance, especially a medication, applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).
    (pharmacology) A topical anaesthetic.
    Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en-topical-en-noun-HA1ruZIT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 1 3 15 3 12 12 26 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 3 2 1 3 17 3 16 16 22 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 1 0 2 22 2 19 19 18 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 2 1 2 15 3 13 13 24 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 0 1 17 1 15 15 26 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 2 1 3 18 3 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 1 0 2 19 2 18 18 18 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 2 0 3 17 3 18 18 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 2 2 3 20 3 18 18 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 5 4 3 4 17 5 16 16 13 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 3 2 5 16 6 16 17 14 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 4 3 2 3 18 3 16 16 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 4 2 5 16 3 18 18 13 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 5 2 3 17 3 15 15 14 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 19 19 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
  3. A joke dealing with current events or topical subjects.
    Sense id: en-topical-en-noun-l6fAO8zc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 1 3 15 3 12 12 26 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 3 2 1 3 17 3 16 16 22 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 1 0 2 22 2 19 19 18 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 2 1 2 15 3 13 13 24 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 0 1 17 1 15 15 26 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 2 1 3 18 3 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 1 0 2 19 2 18 18 18 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 2 0 3 17 3 18 18 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 2 2 3 20 3 18 18 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 5 4 3 4 17 5 16 16 13 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 3 2 5 16 6 16 17 14 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 4 3 2 3 18 3 16 16 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 4 2 5 16 3 18 18 13 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 5 2 3 17 3 15 15 14 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 19 19 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21
  4. (philately) A postage stamp depicting a particular theme or subject (such as birds or trains), potentially sought out by topical stamp collectors. Categories (topical): Philately
    Sense id: en-topical-en-noun-akC9iLyw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 1 3 15 3 12 12 26 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 3 2 1 3 17 3 16 16 22 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 1 0 2 22 2 19 19 18 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 2 1 2 15 3 13 13 24 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 0 1 17 1 15 15 26 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 4 2 3 16 4 15 15 14 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 2 1 3 18 3 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 1 0 2 19 2 18 18 18 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 2 0 3 17 3 18 18 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 3 2 2 3 20 3 18 18 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 5 4 2 3 16 3 15 15 14 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 5 4 3 4 17 5 16 16 13 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 9 7 2 3 14 7 12 13 11 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 7 5 2 3 16 3 14 14 14 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 3 2 5 16 6 16 17 14 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 4 3 2 3 18 3 16 16 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 4 2 5 16 3 18 18 13 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 5 2 3 17 3 15 15 14 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 18 18 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 7 5 2 3 16 3 15 15 14 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 1 0 2 20 2 19 19 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 4 2 3 17 3 15 15 15 21 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From topic + -al.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more topical",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most topical",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "word": "toponymic"
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        {
          "text": "The book is divided into topical chapters.",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "67 15 9 1 1 8",
          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "aiheenmukainen"
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          "code": "de",
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          "text": "Fair trade has become quite a topical issue.",
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "sense": "of current interest",
          "word": "有关时事的"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of current interest",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of current interest",
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        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of current interest",
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          "word": "gegenwartsrelevant"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "prāsaṅgik",
          "sense": "of current interest",
          "word": "प्रासंगिक"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of current interest",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of current interest",
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          "code": "id",
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          "sense": "of current interest",
          "word": "aktual"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of current interest",
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          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "of current interest",
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          "code": "sh",
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          "word": "местен"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "local to a particular place",
          "word": "地方的"
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          "word": "paikallinen"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "local to a particular place",
          "word": "örtlich (begrenzt)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 1 84 1 1 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "local to a particular place",
          "word": "מקומי"
        },
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          "_dis1": "13 1 84 1 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "local to a particular place",
          "word": "helyi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 1 84 1 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "local to a particular place",
          "word": "topico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 1 84 1 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "local to a particular place",
          "word": "tópico"
        }
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        {
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        }
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          "name": "Medicine",
          "orig": "en:Medicine",
          "parents": [
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            "Healthcare",
            "Sciences",
            "Health",
            "All topics",
            "Body",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Applied to a localized part of the body."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "Applied",
          "applied"
        ],
        [
          "localized",
          "localized"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine, not comparable) Applied to a localized part of the body."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:local, anatomically"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 1 77 17 2",
          "code": "bg",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of current interest",
      "word": "ajankohtainen"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of current interest",
      "word": "aktuell"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of current interest",
      "word": "gegenwartsbezogen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of current interest",
      "word": "zeitgemäß"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "प्रासंगिक"
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      "sense": "of current interest",
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          "text": "beautiful Pictorials, topicals, commemoratives, airmails. Introductory selection 40% discount. Ralph Rice, 15 Longlane, West Hartford 7, Conn.",
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