Topic vs. Subject

Topic vs. Subject — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Topic and Subject

Topicadjective

Topical.

Subjectadjective

Likely to be affected by or to experience something.

a country subject to extreme heatMenu listings and prices are subject to change.He's subject to sneezing fits.

Topicnoun

Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.

A society where a topic cannot be discussed, does not have free speech.

Subjectadjective

Conditional upon.

The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.

Topicnoun

(Internet) Discussion thread.

Subjectadjective

Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.

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Topicnoun

(obsolete) An argument or reason.

Subjectadjective

Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.

Topicnoun

An external local application or remedy, such as a plaster, a blister, etc.

Subjectnoun

(grammar) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.

In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent.

Topicnoun

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion;

he didn't want to discuss that subjectit was a very sensitive topichis letters were always on the theme of love

Subjectnoun

An actor; one who takes action.

The subjects and objects of power.
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Topicnoun

some situation or event that is thought about;

he kept drifting off the topiche had been thinking about the subject for several yearsit is a matter for the police

Subjectnoun

The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.

Subjectnoun

A particular area of study.

Her favorite subject is physics.

Subjectnoun

A citizen in a monarchy.

I am a British subject.

Subjectnoun

A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.

Subjectnoun

(music) The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.

Subjectnoun

A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.

Subjectnoun

(philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.

Subjectnoun

(logic) That of which something is stated.

Subjectnoun

(math) The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.

0, we have x

Subjectverb

To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.

Subjectnoun

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion;

he didn't want to discuss that subjectit was a very sensitive topichis letters were always on the theme of love

Subjectnoun

some situation or event that is thought about;

he kept drifting off the topiche had been thinking about the subject for several yearsit is a matter for the police

Subjectnoun

a branch of knowledge;

in what discipline is his doctorate?teachers should be well trained in their subjectanthropology is the study of human beings

Subjectnoun

something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation;

a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject

Subjectnoun

a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation;

the subjects for this investigation were selected randomlythe cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities

Subjectnoun

a person who owes allegiance to that nation;

a monarch has a duty to his subjects

Subjectnoun

(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated

Subjectnoun

(logic) the first term of a proposition

Subjectverb

cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to;

He subjected me to his awful poetryThe sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drillsPeople in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation

Subjectverb

make accountable for;

He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors

Subjectverb

make subservient; force to submit or subdue

Subjectverb

refer for judgment or consideration;

She submitted a proposal to the agency

Subjectadjective

not exempt from tax;

the gift will be subject to taxation

Subjectadjective

possibly accepting or permitting;

a passage capable of misinterpretationopen to interpretationan issue open to questionthe time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation

Subjectadjective

being under the power or sovereignty of another or others;

subject peoplesa dependent prince