[ˈtɒpɪkl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a subject) of immediate relevance, interest, or importance owing to its relation to current events
(e.g: a popular topical affairs programme)

- relating or applied directly to a part of the body
(e.g: topical steroid creams)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from Greek topikos + -al. Early use was as a term in logic and rhetoric describing a rule or argument as ‘applicable in most but not all cases’