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disciplinary.

Having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌdɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/UK[ˌdɪsɪˈplɪnɹi]UK/ˈdɪs.ə.pləˌnɛɹi/Canada, General-American/ˈdɪsəplənəɹi/Australia
  1. Having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.

    Debt can motivate or act as a disciplinary force for executives to achieve organizational efficiency.
  2. For the purpose of imposing punishment.

    The school has announced that it will take disciplinary measures against the students who participated in the protest activities.
  3. Of or relating to an academic field of study.

    We hope that psychologists will applaud good studies of scientific behavior and thought regardless of the disciplinary specialty of the author.
Where this word comes from

From Medieval Latin disciplinarius, from Latin disciplina (“instruction, teaching, field of study, habit”).

noun/ˌdɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/UK[ˌdɪsɪˈplɪnɹi]UK/ˈdɪs.ə.pləˌnɛɹi/Canada, General-American/ˈdɪsəplənəɹi/Australia
  1. A disciplinary action.

  2. A disciplinary report.

Where this word comes from

From Medieval Latin disciplinarius, from Latin disciplina (“instruction, teaching, field of study, habit”).

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