- 1connected with something that is happening or of interest at the present time a topical joke/reference topical events
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- 2(medical) connected with, or put directly on, a part of the body
NAmE//ˌtɑpəˈkælət̮i//
noun [uncountable, singular] Because of recent events, the program has taken on an unexpected topicality.See topical in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: topical