discipline; subject; subject area; subject field; field; field of study; study; bailiwick




a branch of knowledge

"in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"

Type of:
  • knowledge domain; knowledge base; domain

Types:
  • 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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