| discipline (ˈdɪsɪplɪn) |
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| —n |
| 1. | training or conditions imposed for the improvement of physical powers, self-control, etc |
| 2. | systematic training in obedience to regulations and authority |
| 3. | the state of improved behaviour, etc, resulting from such training or conditions |
| 4. | punishment or chastisement |
| 5. | a system of rules for behaviour, methods of practice, etc |
| 6. | a branch of learning or instruction |
| 7. | the laws governing members of a Church |
| 8. | a scourge of knotted cords |
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| —vb |
| 9. | to improve or attempt to improve the behaviour, orderliness, etc, of by training, conditions, or rules |
| 10. | to punish or correct |
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| [C13: from Latin disciplīna teaching, from discipulusdisciple] |
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| 'disciplinable |
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| —adj |
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| disciplinal |
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| —adj |
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| 'discipliner |
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| —n |