Supertopic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Supertopic is a noun meaning A topic that encompasses several other topics.
Meaning
A topic that encompasses several other topics.
Example Sentences
That choice would leave the supertopic Classroom Experiences open, a situation that can be represented with an open parenthesis.
On the other hand, shifts in contextual constraints are even greater at first-level boundaries, at the beginning of a story (in narration) or a supertopic (in elicitation).
There is an overarching topic, sometimes called a supertopic, and the interlocutors move through a series of subtopics related to the supertopic, slipping easily from one subtopic to the next.
Word Forms
- supertopics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include supercategory, supergoal, supercategorization, supersite, supertotal, supergroup.
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