topicality
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7.4
- noun
- /ˌtɑːpɪˈkæləti/
:
actualidad
- Both students and teachers seemed to select items based on the appearance of the material (Australian National Parks or Australian Frogs) or the topicality of the content (Kangaroo Harvesting), two factors that need to be considered in the future design and selection of content.
Examples
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"Newspaper" and "magazine" are labels that speak to format and topicality, and plenty has been written about both.
Blog text (29) -
In some other genres, such as music and humor, importing is possible, but local material has some advantages, such as topicality and particularity to local culture.
Academic text (1991) -
But its topicality makes it suspect.
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The topicality of the genre is, however, also altered in rather significant ways.
Academic text (1994) -
You don't necessarily have to play them in their guild's colors, but that gets bonus points for style and topicality.
Blog text (13) -
Depending on their timing and topicality, deliberative procedures may contribute to heightened public awareness and attract political attention.
Academic text (2005) -
This is a moderated blog, and comments and postings will be reviewed for relevance and topicality.
Blog text (7) -
Gide's very topicality, as a writer involved in so many contemporary issues, meant that once he was dead and circumstances began to change, his celebrity would inevitably begin to wane -- at least until the emergence of some consensus about the quality, durable or otherwise, of his literary works.
Academic text (1990) -
Innovation and topicality—hallmarks of popular art—are given a high value by its participants and are essential to the judgments people render about these performances.
Academic text (1994) -
The topicality of the discussion ensured that many people joined the debate.
Synonyms
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3.4
A close connection to what is being discussed
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4.1
How closely something is connected to the topic being discussed
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6.6
How interesting or important a story is for the news
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6.3
How much something connects to the topic being discussed
How current and relevant something is now
Being up to date with present events and information
Clearly related to the subject or question
Antonyms
How Topical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Topicality comes from topic, which comes from the old Greek word topos meaning 'place'. Think of a topic as the 'place' where attention sits now, so topicality is the state of being in that 'place' of current interest.