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discipline

dis·cip·line

UK/ˈdɪsɪplɪn/ US/ˈdɪsəplɪn/ fairly common
noun (5) verb (2)

noun

1.

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”
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2.

a system of rules of conduct or method of practice

  • “he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine”
  • “for such a plan to work requires discipline”
3.

the trait of being well behaved

  • “he insisted on discipline among the troops”
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4.
5.

the act of punishing

  • “the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received”
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verb

1.

train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

  • “Parents must discipline their children”
  • “Is this dog trained?”
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2.

punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

  • “The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently”
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Origin

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman, from Old French descipline, from Latin disciplina (“instruction”), from discipulus (“pupil”), influenced by disco (“to learn”), from Proto-Indo-European *dek- (“(cause to) accept”).

Phrases

  • academic discipline
  • camouflage discipline
  • home discipline
  • market discipline
  • petticoat discipline
  • time discipline

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