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Topical

Topical Meaning & Definition
Topical Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Topical?

[adj] of interest at the present time; "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty"
[adj] (medicine) pertaining to the surface of a body part; "a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia"
[adj] of or relating to or arranged by topics; "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Topical: current | local

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Topical In Webster's Dictionary

\Top"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. topique, LL. topicus, Gr. ?. See {Topic}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to a place; limited; logical application; as, a topical remedy; a topical claim or privilege. 2. (Rhet. & logic) Pertaining to, or consisting of, a topic or topics; according to topics. 3. Resembling a topic, or general maxim; hence, not demonstrative, but merely probable, as an argument. Evidences of fact can be no more than topical and probable. --Sir M. Hale.

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