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top⋅i⋅cal⋅i⋅ty

  [top-i-kal-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -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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top·i·cal   (tŏp'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or belonging to a particular location or place; local.

  2. Currently of interest; contemporary.

  3. Medicine

    1. Of or applied to a localized area of the body or to the surface of a body part.

    2. Of or relating to a drug applied topically.

  4. Of, arranged by, or relating to a particular topic or topics.

n.  A topical anesthetic.

[From Greek topikos, from topos, place.]
top'i·cal'i·ty (-kāl'ĭ-tē) n., top'i·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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