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1. Of interest at the present time
   "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty"
    
2. (medicine) pertaining to the surface of a body part
   "a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anaesthesia"
    
3. Of or relating to or arranged by topics
   "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis"

See also: current, local

Encyclopedia: Topical