Interest
Interest noun - A legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something.
Subject matter and interest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subject matter" instead a noun "Interest".
Subject matter
Subject matter noun - What a communication that is about something is about.
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Synonyms for Subject matter
Interest and subject matter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Interest" instead a noun phrase "Subject matter".
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Foreshadowing: The description of the tomb and its contents give away the ending, but only to those with a great interest in a very specific subject matter.
Source: Fanfic / The Writing On The Wall - There's no indication of her age in the songs themselves (especially given their subject matter), and the music videos have Melanie (and her love interest in "Training Wheels") dressing like kids.
Source: Music / Melanie Martinez - It quickly gained notoriety for its subject matter, being the first TV show not only full frontal nudity and onscreen sex, but also a long-running homosexual relationship that drew no interest from other characters.
Source: Series / Number 96
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