discipline

  • 31discipline — {{11}}discipline (n.) early 13c., penitential chastisement; punishment, from O.Fr. descepline (11c.) discipline, physical punishment; teaching; suffering; martyrdom, and directly from L. disciplina instruction given, teaching, learning, knowledge …

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  • 32discipline — 1. noun 1) a lack of proper parental discipline Syn: control, training, teaching, instruction, regulation, direction, order, authority, rule, strictness, a firm hand; routine, regimen, drill, drilling 2) …

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  • 33discipline — disciplinal /dis euh pleuh nl, plin l, dis euh pluyn l/, adj. discipliner, n. /dis euh plin/, n., v., disciplined, disciplining. n. 1. training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline. 2. activity, exercise, or a regimen that… …

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  • 34discipline — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French, from Latin disciplina teaching, learning, from discipulus pupil Date: 13th century 1. punishment 2. obsolete instruction 3. a field of study 4. training that corrects,… …

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  • 35discipline — Synonyms and related words: Spartanism, academic discipline, academic specialty, accommodate, accommodate with, accord, adapt, adapt to, adjust, adjust to, administer, administrate, administration, agree with, anality, aplomb, apple pie order,… …

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  • 36discipline — 1. noun 1) parental discipline Syn: control, regulation, direction, order, authority, strictness 2) he maintained discipline among his men Syn: good behaviour, order, control, obedience …

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  • 37discipline*/*/ — [ˈdɪsəˌplɪn] noun I 1) [U] the practice of making people obey rules and punishing them if they do not He believes in strict discipline.[/ex] 2) [C] a subject that people study, especially at a university academic disciplines[/ex] 3) [U] the… …

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  • 38discipline — /ˈdɪsəplən / (say disuhpluhn) noun 1. training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline. 2. instruction and exercise designed to train to proper conduct or action. 3. punishment inflicted by way of correction and training. 4.… …

  • 39discipline — n. & v. n. 1 a control or order exercised over people or animals, esp. children, prisoners, military personnel, church members, etc. b the system of rules used to maintain this control. c the behaviour of groups subjected to such rules (poor… …

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  • 40discipline — dis•ci•pline [[t]ˈdɪs ə plɪn[/t]] n. v. plined, plin•ing 1) training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline[/ex] 2) activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill; training 3) punishment inflicted by way… …

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