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SUBJECT MATTER
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
What a communication that is about something is about
Synonyms:
content; message; subject matter; substance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("subject matter" is a kind of...):
communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "subject matter"):
shocker (a sensational message (in a film or play or novel))
sensationalism (subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes)
packaging; promo; promotion; promotional material; publicity (a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution)
narration; narrative; story; tale (a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program)
entry; submission (something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition))
offer; offering (something offered (as a proposal or bid))
proposal (something proposed (such as a plan or assumption))
direction; instruction (a message describing how something is to be done)
opinion; view (a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof)
humor; humour; wit; witticism; wittiness (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)
statement (a nonverbal message)
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
insertion; interpolation (a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted)
discourtesy; disrespect (an expression of lack of respect)
respects ((often used with 'pay') a formal expression of esteem)
disapproval (the expression of disapproval)
body (the central message of a communication)
corker ((dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person)
reminder (a message that helps you remember something)
petition; postulation; request (a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority)
memorial (a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority)
latent content ((psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream)
subject; theme; topic (the subject matter of a conversation or discussion)
aside; digression; divagation; excursus; parenthesis (a message that departs from the main subject)
import; meaning; significance; signification (the message that is intended or expressed or signified)
bunk; hokum; meaninglessness; nonsense; nonsensicality (a message that seems to convey no meaning)
drivel; garbage (a worthless message)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment (a statement acknowledging something or someone)
refusal (a message refusing to accept something that is offered)
info; information (a message received and understood)
counsel; counseling; counselling; direction; guidance (something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action)
commitment; dedication (a message that makes a pledge)
approval; commendation (a message expressing a favorable opinion)
