disciplina

Definitions of disciplina
  1. noun
    a particular branch of scientific knowledge
    synonyms: dottrina, scienza
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    aritmetica, matematica
    a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    agronomia
    the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
    agrologia
    science of soils in relation to crops
    metallurgia, siderurgia
    the science and technology of metals
    psicologia
    the science of mental life
    glottologia, linguistica
    the scientific study of language
    chimica
    the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    fisica
    the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    cibernetica
    (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)
    antropologia
    the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
    politica
    the study of government of states and other political units
    economia
    the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
    sociologia
    the study and classification of human societies
    etimologia
    the study of the sources and development of words
    semantica
    the study of language meaning
    strutturalismo
    linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse
    type of:
    branca, campo, ramo, specialità, specializzazione, studio, terreno
    a branch of knowledge
  2. noun
    the trait of being well behaved
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    indisciplina
    the trait of lacking discipline
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    ascesi
    the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
    astensione, astensionismo, astinenza
    the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
    inibizione
    the quality of being inhibited
    type of:
    tratto
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
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