subdiscipline

See also: sub-discipline

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ discipline.

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.
    Social psychology is a subdiscipline of psychology.
    Phonology is a subdiscipline of linguistics.

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