Subtopic

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subject that forms part of a topic.

    "The meeting dragged on interminably as topics were divided into subtopics."

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"The meeting dragged on interminably as topics were divided into subtopics."

Etymology

From sub- + topic.

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