top·i·cal·i·ty

[top-i-kal-i-tee]
noun, plural top·i·cal·i·ties for 2.
1.
the state or quality of being topical.
2.
a detail or matter of current or local interest.

Origin:
1900–05; topical + -ity

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topical (ˈtɒpɪkəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, or constituting current affairs
2.  relating to a particular place; local
3.  of or relating to a topic or topics
4.  (of a drug, ointment, etc) for application to the body surface; local
 
topicality
 
n
 
'topically
 
adv

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Topicality is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
Not that the movie's topicality will necessarily draw crowds.
There didn't seem to be much doubt about either the newsworthiness or the topicality of the story.
Given the topicality of prescription drug reform, it is possible that an oversight hearing is warranted.
But onto more pressing concerns in relation to the topicality of this weblog.
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