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subdiscipline

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

Noun

subdiscipline (plural subdisciplines)

  1. 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.

Forms of subdiscipline

pluralsubdisciplines

Origin of subdiscipline

From sub- + discipline.

Questions about subdiscipline

What does subdiscipline mean?
Subdiscipline means a field of study or work that is related to one aspect, but not the whole, of a broader field of study or work.
What part of speech is subdiscipline?
Subdiscipline is a noun.
What is the plural of subdiscipline?
The plural of subdiscipline is subdisciplines.

Words near subdiscipline in the dictionary

  1. subdirectors
  2. subdirectory
  3. subdirs
  4. subdiscal
  5. subdisciplinary
  6. subdiscipline
  7. subdisciplines
  8. subdiscoidal
  9. subdiscussion
  10. subdiscussions
  11. subdisk

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