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discipline-specific

discipline-specific adjective: relating to, or forming part of, the typical language used in a particular field of study.

Adjective

discipline-specific (comparative more discipline-specific, superlative most discipline-specific)

  1. Relating to, or forming part of, the typical language used in a particular field of study.
    • The extent of a general academic vocabulary has been questioned by previous research that has found vocabulary and lexical bundles vary so much by discipline that a discipline-specific approach to vocabulary instruction should be adopted.2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI...

Forms of discipline-specific

comparativemore discipline-specific
superlativemost discipline-specific

Questions about discipline-specific

What does discipline-specific mean?
Discipline-specific means relating to, or forming part of, the typical language used in a particular field of study.
What part of speech is discipline-specific?
Discipline-specific is an adjective.

Words near discipline-specific in the dictionary

  1. disciplinary loaf
  2. disciplinate
  3. disciplinative
  4. disciplinatory
  5. discipline
  6. discipline-specific
  7. disciplined
  8. disciplinedly
  9. disciplineless
  10. discipliner
  11. discipliners

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