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Word: Discipline
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the sense ‘mortification by scourging oneself’): via Old French from Latin disciplina ‘instruction, knowledge’, from discipulus (see disciple)
ˈdɪsɪplɪn
the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience
Short Definition:training of people to obey rules
Examples:- a lack of proper parental and school discipline
a branch of knowledge, typically one studied in higher education
Short Definition:branch of knowledge
Examples:- sociology is a fairly new discipline
Word: Discipline
Speech Type: Verb
ˈdɪsɪplɪn
train (someone) to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience
Short Definition:train to obey rules
Examples:- many parents have been afraid to discipline their children
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