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subdiscipline

noun

Etymology

From sub- + discipline.

  1. derived from *dek-✻
  2. derived from disciplina
  3. derived from descipline
  4. formed as subdiscipline — “sub- + discipline”

Definitions

  1. A field of study or work that is related to one aspect, but not the whole, of a broader…

    A field of study or work that is related to one aspect, but not the whole, of a broader field of study or work.

    • Social psychology is a subdiscipline of psychology.
    • Phonology is a subdiscipline of linguistics.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA