topic of discussion
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2.1
- noun
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tema de discusión
- Your address to our youth was a topic of discussion in my undergraduate and graduate classes in education.
- an important topic of discussion
- became a topic of discussion
Now I know since buying these, Kanye has been a topic of discussion as of late.
- Now I know since buying these, Kanye has been a topic of discussion as of late.
- And since it's a major topic of discussion in your book, how specifically did identity politics figure into this election?
- So sugar addicted addiction in metabolic health is a very, very popular topic of discussion.
- And there's been a topic of discussion, especially between my son and IA lot like what happens this oxytocin bonding moment.
Examples
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One question, "Why do you have physical education class?" was the topic of discussion throughout the 11 interview sessions.
Academic text (1994) -
Differences between black and white athletes have been a popular topic of discussion for many decades.
Academic text (1990) -
And since it's a major topic of discussion in your book, how specifically did identity politics figure into this election?
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The steel industry is an important topic of discussion in international trade.
Academic text (2003) -
Another possible topic of discussion could be some local or national current events.
Academic text (1991) -
In the current peace process, water has been a prominent topic of discussion.
Academic text (1996) -
The number of groups has become a topic of discussion among townspeople.
Academic text (1990) -
The main topic of discussion was the impending closure of Cathedral High.
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Assessment continues to be a topic of discussion and concern for many music educators and music teacher educators.
Academic text (2011) -
The government shutdown will be a major topic of discussion on news programs this week.
Synonyms
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3.0
An important topic or problem people discuss
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1.0
The subject or topic being discussed
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2.7
A topic that people discuss or think about
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1.0
A subject that people discuss, write about, or study
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3.8
The main topic a talk, book, or picture is about
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3.4
The thing people are talking about now
How Widely Discussed
Surface Forms
Morphology
topic + of + discussion
The meaning 'a subject people are talking about' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'topic' (a subject) with 'discussion' (talk), with 'of' functioning as the linking preposition. This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase following a common cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Topic of discussion comes from the image of a topic as a 'place' where the main idea sits during a talk, and a discussion is the talk around it. That's why topic of discussion means the 'subject' people are talking about.