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| Main Entry: | topic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subject matter |
| Synonyms: | affair, argument, business, case, division, field, head, issue, material, matter, moot point, motif, motion, motive, point, problem, proposition, question, resolution, subject, text, theme, theorem, thesis, matter in hand, point in question |
| Main Entry: | chapter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | section of book or group of items |
| Synonyms: | affiliate, branch, clause, division, episode, member, offshoot, part, period, phase, stage, topic, unit, wing |
| Main Entry: | gist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning, essence |
| Synonyms: | basis, bearing, bottom line*, burden, core, drift, force, heart, idea, import, kernel*, keynote, marrow, matter, meat*, name of the game*, nuts and bolts*, pith*, point, punch line, quintessence, score, sense, short, significance, soul, spirit, stuff*, subject, substance, summary, tenor, theme, thrust, topic, upshot*, nature of the beast, nitty gritty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | subject matter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theme |
| Synonyms: | category, contents, subject, text, topic, focus of attention, subject of thought |
| Main Entry: | affair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | matter or business to be taken care of; happening activity |
| Synonyms: | assignment, avocation, calling, case, circumstance, concern, duty, employment, episode, event, happening, incident, interest, job, mission, obligation, occupation, occurrence, proceeding, profession, project, province, pursuit, question, realm, responsibility, subject, task, thing*, topic, transaction, undertaking, hap, office function |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | issue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point in question |
| Synonyms: | affair, argument, concern, contention, controversy, matter, point, problem, puzzle, question, subject, topic, matter of contention, point of departure |
| Main Entry: | subject |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | issue, matter |
| Synonyms: | affair, argument, business, case, chapter, class, core, course, discussion, gist, head, idea, item, material, meat*, motif, motion, motive, object, point, problem, proposal, question, resolution, study, subject matter, substance, text, theme, theorem, thesis, thought, topic, field of reference, matter at hand, principal object |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | text |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subject matter of document |
| Synonyms: | argument, body, consideration, content, contents, context, document, extract, fundamentals, head, idea, issue, line, matter, motive, passage, point, quotation, sentence, stanza, subject, theme, thesis, topic, verse, vocabulary, wording, words, lines, main body, motify, paragraph |
| Main Entry: | theme |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idea, subject matter |
| Synonyms: | affair, argument, burden, business, case, head, keynote, line, matter, motif, motive, point, problem, proposition, question, stuff, subject, text, thesis, thought, topic, leitmotif, matter in hand, point at issue |
| Main Entry: | matter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | concern, issue |
| Synonyms: | affair, bag, business, circumstance, episode, event, incident, job, lookout, nub, occurrence, proceeding, question, situation, subject, thing, topic, transaction, undertaking, goings-on, shooting match |
| Main Entry: | matter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subject, thesis |
| Synonyms: | argument, context, focus, head, interest, motif, motive, point, purport, resolution, sense, subject matter, substance, text, theme, topic |
| Main Entry: | question |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | issue, point at issue |
| Synonyms: | discussion, motion, point, problem, proposal, proposition, subject, theme, topic |
| Notes: | a query differs from a question in that it suggests a reservation or disagreement question means to challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; interrogate means to examine closely, aggressively, or formally by posing a series of questions to |
| Antonyms: | agreement |
| Main Entry: | business |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal concern |
| Synonyms: | affair, assignment, duty, function, hanky-panky*, happening, interest, issue, lookout, matter, palaver, point, problem, question, responsibility, subject, task, topic, beeswax, carrying on, goings-on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning, essence |
| Synonyms: | argument, bottom line*, burden, core, crux, drift, force, gist, head, heart, idea, import, marrow, matter, meat*, motif, motive, name of the game*, nitty-gritty*, nub, nuts and bolts*, pith, pointer, proposition, punch line*, question, score, stuff, subject, subject matter, text, theme, thrust, tip, topic, kicker, main idea, tip-off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contents |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | elements of larger object |
| Synonyms: | capacity, cargo, connotation, details, essence, filling, freight, gist, guts, implication, innards, inside, lading, load, meaning, nub, packing, shipment, significance, size, space, stuffing, subject matter, substance, sum, text, volume, chapters, constituents, divisions, furnishing, ingredients, subjects, themes, topics |
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