metatopic

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noun

An overarching subject or theme of a book, document, or a collection of topics, which serves as the central organizing principle for its index.

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Meanings

nounmetatopic (plural metatopics)

plural metatopics

  1. literatureAn overarching subject or theme of a book, document, or a collection of topics, which serves as the central organizing principle for its index.

Origin

From meta- + topic.

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APA

metatopic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatopic

MLA

“metatopic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatopic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metatopic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatopic.

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