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matter, issue, subject

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

subject, theme

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

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subject, topic, theme

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

burden, theme

n. the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

motif, theme

n. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"

conception, concept

n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

pattern, design, blueprint

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

substance, sense, meaning

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

drift, purport

n. the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation"

concern

n. a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"

vexation, concern, worry, headache

n. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"

item, point, specific, detail, particular

n. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

trouble, problem

n. a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"

matter, issue, subject, topic

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

burden, theme

n. the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

point

n. a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

course, class, course of instruction, course of study

n. education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"

burden, core, essence, effect, gist

n. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

crux, crux of the matter

n. the most important point

lesson, moral

n. the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"

issue, number

n. one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"

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