Thematic vs. Topical

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  • Thematic (adjective)

    Relating to, or having a subject or a topic.

    “He had a thematic collection of postage stamps with flags on them (where q|UK thematic collection = q|US topical collection)”

  • Thematic (adjective)

    Relating to a melodic subject.

  • Thematic (adjective)

    Of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb’s inflection.

  • Thematic (adjective)

    Of or relating to a subdivision of the Byzantine empire.

  • Thematic (noun)

    A postage stamp that is part of a thematic collection.

  • Topical (adjective)

    Of current interest; contemporary.

    “”Fair trade has become quite a topical subject.”

  • Topical (adjective)

    Local to a particular place

  • Topical (adjective)

    Applied to a localized part of the body.

  • Topical (adjective)

    Applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).

  • Topical (adjective)

    Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic.

  • Topical (noun)

    A topical anaesthetic.

Wiktionary
  • Topical (adjective)

    (of a subject) of immediate relevance, interest, or importance owing to its relation to current events

    “a popular topical affairs programme”

  • Topical (adjective)

    relating to a particular subject; classified according to subject

    “foreign or topical stamps”

  • Topical (adjective)

    relating or applied directly to a part of the body

    “topical steroid creams”

Oxford Dictionary

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