"topicality" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: topicalities [plural]
Rhymes: -ælɪti Etymology: From topical + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|topical|ity}} topical + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} topicality (countable and uncountable, plural topicalities)
  1. The condition of being topical. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: relevance, currency Translations (condition of being topical): Gegenwartsbezogenheit [feminine] (German), Aktualität [feminine] (German), Gegenwartsnähe [feminine] (German), aktualitás (Hungarian), időszerűség (Hungarian), aktualność [feminine] (Polish)

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