Meanings
suffix
- place
Origin
- Ancient Greekτοπικός“pertaining to a place, local, pertaining to a common place, or topic, topical”
- Latintopica
- English-topic
From Latin topica, from Ancient Greek τοπικός (topikós, “pertaining to a place, local, pertaining to a common place, or topic, topical”), from τόπος (tópos, “a place”); equivalent to -topia + -ic.
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APA
-topic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-topic
MLA
“-topic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-topic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-topic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-topic.
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