noun
Meaning 1
An area of academic concentration; a discipline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
field of study
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noun
Meaning 2
a branch of knowledge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, study, bailiwick
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain
Narrower terms: occultism, communications, communication theory, major, frontier, genealogy, allometry, bibliotics, ology, science, scientific discipline, architecture, engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology, futurology, futuristics, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts, theology, divinity, military science, escapology, graphology, numerology, protology, theogony
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Etymology
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