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Fiction isn't made by scraping the bones of topicality for the last shreds and sinews, to be processed into mechanically recovered prose. Like journalism, it deals in ideas as well as facts, but also in metaphors, symbols and myths.
Hilary Mantel

Meaning of "topicality" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOPICALITY

topicality  [ˌtɒpɪˈkælɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOPICALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Topicality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOPICALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Topic

Topic, topics, TOPIC, topical, topicality or Topix may refer to...

Definition of topicality in the English dictionary

The definition of topicality in the dictionary is the quality of being topical.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOPICALITY


classicality
ˌklæsɪˈkælɪtɪ
comicality
ˌkɒmɪˈkælɪtɪ
criticality
ˌkrɪtɪˈkælɪtɪ
cyclicality
ˌsɪklɪˈkælɪtɪ
cylindricality
sɪˌlɪndrɪˈkælɪtɪ
ethicality
ˌeθɪˈkælɪtɪ
extrinsicality
ɪkˈstrɪnsɪˈkælɪtɪ
grammaticality
ɡrəmætɪˈkælɪtɪ
illogicality
ɪˌlɒdʒɪˈkælɪtɪ
impracticality
ɪmˌpræktɪˈkælɪtɪ
locality
ləʊˈkælɪtɪ
musicality
ˌmjuːzɪˈkælɪtɪ
physicality
ˌfɪzɪˈkælɪtɪ
practicality
ˌpræktɪˈkælɪtɪ
radicality
ˌrædɪˈkælɪtɪ
technicality
ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪtɪ
theatricality
θɪˌætrɪˈkælɪtɪ
verticality
ˌvɜːtɪˈkælɪtɪ
vocality
vəʊˈkælɪtɪ
whimsicality
ˌwɪmzɪˈkælɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOPICALITY

tophus
topi
topiarian
topiaries
topiarist
topiary
topiary garden
topic
topic sentence
topical
topically
topkick
topknot
topknotted
topless
topless bar
topless swimsuit
toplessness
topline
toploftical

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOPICALITY

ability
air quality
augmented reality
confidentiality
equality
functionality
homosexuality
hospitality
in reality
inequality
low-quality
mortality
municipality
nationality
originality
personality
quality
reality
sexuality
speciality
spirituality

Synonyms and antonyms of topicality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «topicality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOPICALITY

Find out the translation of topicality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of topicality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «topicality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

时事
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

actualidad
570 millions of speakers

English

topicality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

توقيت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

актуальность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

actualidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাসঙ্গিকতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

actualité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Topikal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aktualität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

時事性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시사성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Topikalitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thời sự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலைப்பு சார்ந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामयिकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güncellik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attualità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aktualności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

актуальність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

actualitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επικαιρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aktualiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aktualitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aktualitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of topicality

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOPICALITY»

The term «topicality» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.556 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOPICALITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «topicality» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «topicality» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about topicality

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QUOTES WITH «TOPICALITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word topicality.
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Hilary Mantel
Fiction isn't made by scraping the bones of topicality for the last shreds and sinews, to be processed into mechanically recovered prose. Like journalism, it deals in ideas as well as facts, but also in metaphors, symbols and myths.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOPICALITY»

Discover the use of topicality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to topicality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Topicality: Modern Themes for Modern Times
Revolving around problems such as neighborhood noise, lack of community spirit, and dishonest hard-sell pitches, these stories examine the ills of the present day and feature characters that want to become more compassionate.
Christophe Little, 2007
2
Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" - Topicality as a problem
This is also the reason why only some of the most stressing topical references can be discussed in the course of the paper. A lot of details have to be excluded.
Peter Grube, 2008
3
Topicality of the 1907 Hague Conference, the Second Peace ...
The essays contained in this volume derive from a high-level Workshop organized by the Hague Academy of International Law to determine whether the legalfundamentals that were established a century ago remain relevant today or whether they ...
Yves Daudet, 2008
4
Syntactic Categories and Grammatical Relations: The ...
Most discourse analysts agree that, when a choice for subject is involved, topicality governs the choice, and that, when a choice is not involved, the NP that is grammatically required to fill the subject slot is a "natural topic" (Hawkinson and ...
William Croft, 1991
5
The Code of the Debater: Introduction to Policy Debating
relatively easy for the affirmative. Don't get cocky, though. If you're not careful, topicality can ruin an otherwise successful affirmative round. AFFIRMATIVE TOPICALITY TIPS Even if you think that your plan is clearly topical, do not be surprised if ...
Alfred Snider, 2008
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Genitive Variation in English: Conceptual Factors in ...
4.2 Topicality 4.2.1 The notion of topicality "Topicality" is a term widely used and defined within linguistics. What unites most notions of topicality is that in linear order topics tend to come first, at least in English. It is, however, less clear what ...
Anette Rosenbach, 2002
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Coherence and Grounding in Discourse: Outcome of a ...
Topicality of SV and VS Clauses Comparing the SV and VS clauses with respect to the topicality measure of referential distance produces another means of assessing discourse functions within a text. After excluding the 6 presentative clauses ...
Russell S. Tomlin, 1987
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Argumentation and Debate
Parametric Topicality, That's What.” CEDA Yearbook 12 (1991): 12—26. . “ Parametrical Interpretation: Issues and Answers.” Contemporary Argumentation and Debate 16 (1995): 30—51. Bile, Jeffrey. “When the Whole Is Greater Than the Sum ...
Austin Freeley, David Steinberg, 2013
9
The Grammar of Inalienability: A Typological Perspective on ...
Inalienability. and. topicality. in. Romanian: Pragma-semantics. of. syntax. Maria. Manoliu-Manea. As has been already pointed out in crosslinguistic descriptions, the semantico-syntactic feature 'inalienable possession' is not a simple ...
Hilary Chappell, William McGregory, 1996
10
Quantificational Topics: A Scopal Treatment of Exceptional ...
The concept of topicality has been around for many years, partly under different no- tions (cf. e.g. 'das psychologische Subjekt' (the psychological subject) in Paul, 1880). Topicality is furthermore understood in extremely different ways. In 1981 ...
Cornelia Endriss, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOPICALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term topicality is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sunday Times clue writing contest
This follows EU with the middle letters of four words, and has the same kind of topicality. “Satisfaction” seems a bit of an understatement, and could be amended ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
2
Review: 'The Hungry Coast,' by Marlais Olmstead Brand; fables from …
Yet the resulting fables have a disconcerting topicality. We can't read them with a sense of distance, absorbing a fable's usual moralizing with a knowing, ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 15»
3
Business travel line-up announced for Advantage conference
... of the conference for our corporate members and we always try to deliver the very best content in terms of speakers, topicality of industry issues and relevance ... «Travel Weekly UK, Apr 15»
4
RIP, Jim Berry: For 40 years, 'Berry's World' cartoonist dispensed …
(Even glancing topicality, of course, can lead to controversy; according to lore, a passing reference to Scientology in a '70s gag once greatly inflamed founder L. «Washington Post, Mar 15»
5
Errors & Omissions: did the pull of the east really realign Lawrence …
It doesn't, it means “topicality” or current affairs. • Our Thursday story reporting on the Tunis museum massacre carried an introductory blurb referring to “fears ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
6
'Under Electric Clouds' ('Pod Electricheskimi Oblakami'): Berlin Review
... Putin-baiting Leviathan - both films are partly funded by Russia's Ministry of Culture - it has topicality and ambition on its side but is too bleakly oblique to make ... «Hollywood Reporter, Feb 15»
7
Selma Is the Film We Need Now
The events in the film transpired fifty years ago, but the topicality feels almost eerie, with demonstrations against police brutality taking place all over the country ... «Jezebel, Dec 14»
8
Dancing some pleasing duets at the Contemporary American …
Topicality and personality are dancing some pleasing duets at the Contemporary American Theater Festival, the annual cavalcade of new and newish plays in ... «Washington Post, Jul 14»
9
Choices and topicality make it a fair French paper for most Leaving …
For 27,000 Leaving Certificate students, French papers were the morning fare and there were no nasty surprises. Eimear Holly, a spokeswoman for the ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 14»
10
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER Directors Talk …
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER Directors Talk Topicality, Future of CAP Franchise. by Jim McLauchlin. Date: 13 March 2014 Time: 12:11 PM ET. «Newsarama, Mar 14»

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