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Summary

topic is a grammatical category[1]. topic draws 121 Wikipedia views per month (grammatical category category, ranking #3 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: undergoer[3]
  • Said to be the same as: topic[4]
  • Described at URL: https://tieteentermipankki.fi/wiki/Kielitiede:topiikki[5]
  • Facet of: topic–comment[6]
  • Described by source: Helsinki Term Bank for the Arts and Sciences[7]
  • Main Wikidata property: P921[8]
  • Different from: Tema[9]
  • Studied by: linguistics[10]

Why It Matters

topic has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] topic is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . A Hierarchical Unification of LIRICS and VerbNet Semantic Roles. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). topic. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/topic-q200801-2
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  1. 5d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Tema
    Described by source → Helsinki Term Bank for the Arts and Sciences
    Wikipedia languages → ['br', 'de', 'eo', 'fr', 'id', 'ja', 'nl', 'pt', 'su', 'uk', 'zh']
    Said to be the same as → topic, topic
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: thematic relation"
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