Definition of Topicality

1. Noun. The attribute of being of interest at the present time. "The library had to discard books that had lost their topicality"

Generic synonyms: Interest, Interestingness

Definition of Topicality

1. [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Topicality

topic sentences
topica
topical
topical anaesthesia
topical anaesthetic
topical anesthesia
topical anesthetic
topical antibiotics
topical chemotherapy
topicalisation
topicalise
topicalised
topicalises
topicalising
topicalities
topicality (current term)
topicalization
topicalizations
topicalize
topicalized
topicalizes
topicalizing
topically
topicals
topicity
topick
topicless
topics
topinch
toping

Literary usage of Topicality

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Books in General by John Collings Squire (1921)
"But even Bartholomew Fair was only entertaining in places, as a rule altogether too crowded with topicality of the kind that does not carry across the ages, ..."

2. Reputations: Essays in Criticism by Douglas Goldring (1920)
"The artist in him is submerged in the newspaper man, and he hits the bull's eye of " topicality " every time. He can write of wangling leaves from the ..."

3. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1844)
"The British Museum has already specialised in those which have topicality—for example, one was staged from November 1970 to February 1971 to commemorate the ..."

4. Globalisation and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by OECD. (1997)
"... increased topicality of the environmental protection debate and the associated high costs, the survey results show that this is not yet a major ..."

5. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1905)
"... curious topicality,' no doubt the story will be popular. One turns to Mr. Nathaniel Gould's romance, The Doctor's Double. The material, the stuff, ..."

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