field of study

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noun

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
• Syn:
discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field,
study, bailiwick
• Derivationally related forms:
study (for: study), disciplinary (for: discipline)
• Hypernyms:
knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain
• Hyponyms:
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,
theology, military science, escapology, graphology, numerology,
protology, theogony