top·i·cal

(tŏp′ĭ-kəl)

adj.

1. Being of current interest or relevance: topical issues.

2. Medicine Relating to, applied to, or affecting a localized area of the body, especially of the skin: a topical anesthetic.

3. Of, arranged by, or relating to a particular topic or topics: a topical concordance to the Bible.

A topical anesthetic.

[From Greek topikos, from topos, place.]

top′i·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē) n.

top′i·cal·ly adv.

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top•i•cal•i•ty

(ˌtɒp ɪˈkæl ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the state or quality of being topical.

2. a matter of current or local interest.

[1900–05]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

topicality - the attribute of being of interest at the present time; "the library had to discard books that had lost their topicality"

interestingness, interest - the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"

Translations

actualité

attualit...

topicality

[ˌtɒpɪˈkælɪtɪ] N

1. (= current interest, importance) → actualidad f, interés m actual, importancia f actual

2. (US) → localidad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

topicality

n (of problem, event) → Aktualität f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

topicality

[ˌtɒpɪˈkælɪtɪ] n → attualità f inv

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The team-up of the Russo brothers and faithful Captain America screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely gives Civil War a fascinating topicality, dealing with global security, terrorism and societal control.

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