2006-10-28 07:53:56 · 5 answers · asked by paul 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
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2006-10-28 07:56:35 · answer #1 · answered by Stvn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dis‧ci‧pline /ËdɪsÉplɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dis-uh-plin] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -plined, -plin‧ing.
–noun 1. training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
2. activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill; training: A daily stint at the typewriter is excellent discipline for a writer.
3. punishment inflicted by way of correction and training.
4. the rigor or training effect of experience, adversity, etc.: the harsh discipline of poverty.
5. behavior in accord with rules of conduct; behavior and order maintained by training and control: good discipline in an army.
6. a set or system of rules and regulations.
7. Ecclesiastical. the system of government regulating the practice of a church as distinguished from its doctrine.
8. an instrument of punishment, esp. a whip or scourge, used in the practice of self-mortification or as an instrument of chastisement in certain religious communities.
9. a branch of instruction or learning: the disciplines of history and economics.
–verb (used with object) 10. to train by instruction and exercise; drill.
11. to bring to a state of order and obedience by training and control.
12. to punish or penalize in order to train and control; correct; chastise.
2006-10-28 07:58:55 · answer #2 · answered by green_kiwi18 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Training or enforced obedience that corrects, shapes, or developes acceptable patterns of behavior.
2006-10-28 08:01:51 · answer #3 · answered by panda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dicipline means training to ensure proper behavior: the practice or methods of teaching and enforcing acceptable patterns of behavior
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2006-10-28 07:58:19 · answer #4 · answered by §èxÿtà mmý ® 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-28 07:59:56 · answer #5 · answered by nouna47 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋