topical theme

collocation in English

meaningsoftopicalandtheme

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topical
adjective
uk
/ˈtɒp.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈtɑː.pɪ.kəl/
of interest at the present time; relating to things that are happening ...
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theme
noun[C]
uk
/θiːm/us
/θiːm/
the main subject of a talk, book, ...
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(Definition oftopicalandthemefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He looked to the future, which set us off with a constructive andtopicalthemefor this evening's debate.
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The parade features more than 8,500 entrants in colourful costumes and elaborate floats, who represent a community group,topicalthemeor political message.
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The parade is held at night with nearly 10,000 participants on and around elaborate floats representing topical themes as well as political messages.
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She also entered the public debate on topical themes: women's emancipation and other ethical and moral issues.
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By contrast, topical themes that seemed so relevant in the 1960s and 70s became old and distant.
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By contrast, topical themes that seemed so relevant in the 1960s and 1970s now seem dry and pass.
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Dev also became known as a filmmaker of trenchantly topical themes.
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Museon aims at transferring knowledge about man and his relation with nature and culture and provides easily accessible information about topical themes and developments in science and society.
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The love songs open up into indeterminate statements about the emotional orbits lovers take, and the topical themes pass over artificial moral boundaries and leap into wide-ranging social observation.
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Bushell's recurring topical themes are comedy, country and class.
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