Etymology

topicalize

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Today it means: To place the topic of a sentence at the beginning. Full definition →

English topical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Englishtopic
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishtopical
  5. English todaytopicalize

From topical + -ize.

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