bailiwick

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
• Hypernyms:
jurisdiction
2. a branch of knowledge
- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
• Syn:
discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field,
field of study, study
• Derivationally related forms:
study (for: study), disciplinary (for: discipline)
• Hypernyms:
knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain
• Hyponyms:
occultism, communications, communication theory, major, frontier,
genealogy, allometry, bibliotics, ology, science, scientific discipline,
architecture, engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology, futurology,
futuristics, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts, theology,
theology, military science, escapology, graphology, numerology,
protology, theogony

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study