"subdiscipline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subdisciplines [plural]
Etymology: sub- + discipline Etymology templates: {{affix|en|sub-|discipline}} sub- + discipline Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Education Translations (constrained field of study or work): 分支學科 (Chinese Mandarin), 分支学科 (fēnzhī xuékē) (Chinese Mandarin), 分科 (fēnkē) (Chinese Mandarin), deelgebied (Dutch), alatiede (Finnish), fodhisciplín [masculine] (Irish)

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