discipline-specific

adjective

Relating to, or forming part of, the typical language used in a particular field of study.

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Meanings

adjectivediscipline-specific (comparative more discipline-specific, superlative most discipline-specific)

comparative more discipline-specific · superlative most discipline-specific

  1. educationRelating to, or forming part of, the typical language used in a particular field of study.

    The extent of a general academic vocabulary has been questioned by previous research that has found vocabulary and lexical bundles vary so much by discipline that a discipline-specific approach to vocabulary instruction should be adopted.

    2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI, page 1
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APA

discipline-specific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discipline-specific

MLA

“discipline-specific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discipline-specific. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discipline-specific,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discipline-specific.

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