Meaning

adjective pertaining to the surface of a body part

adjective of or relating to or arranged by topics

adjective of interest at the present time

originEtymology tree English topic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English topical From topic + -al.

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