adj
Meaning 1
relating to discipline, i.e. order and/or punishment
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
disciplinal
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Meaning 2
designed to promote discipline
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional
- disciplinal measures
- the mother was stern and disciplinary
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: corrective, disciplinary
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English discipline Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English disciplinal From discipline + -al.