subject
Noun
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is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is aboutsubtypes:
- bone of contention - the subject of a dispute
- precedent - a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
- head, question - the subject matter at issue
- keynote - the principal theme in a speech or literary work
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is a type of: thing - a separate and self-contained entityis a part of: scene, view - graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual perceptsame as: content, depicted object
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is a type of: domain, knowledge base, knowledge domain - the content of a particular field of knowledgesubtypes:
- occultism - the study of the supernatural
- communication theory, communications - the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
- major - the principal field of study of a student at a university
- frontier - an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development
- genealogy - the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
- allometry - the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole
- bibliotics - the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity
- ology - an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge
- science, scientific discipline - a particular branch of scientific knowledge
- architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
- landscape architecture - the art, planning, design, management, preservation and rehabilitation of the land and the design of large man-made constructs
- applied science, engineering, engineering science, technology - the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
- futuristics, futurology - the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions
- arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts - studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
- divinity, theology - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
- military science - the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare
- escapology - the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment)
- graphology - the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition)
- numerology - the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs
- protology - the study of origins and first things
- theogony - the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods
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is a type of: cognitive content, content, mental object - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learnedsubtypes:
- area - a subject of study
- blind spot - a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment
- remit - the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- res adjudicata, res judicata - a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again
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referred to in: grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)is a type of: constituent, grammatical constituent - (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
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same as: case, guinea pig
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subtypes:
- citizen - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
- compatriot - a person from your own country
- nationalist, patriot - one who loves and defends his or her country
same as: national -
referred to in: logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inferenceis a type of: term - one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
Adjective
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similar to: susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
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similar to: subordinate - subject or submissive to authority or the control of anothersame as: dependent
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similar to: affected - acted upon; influenced
Verb
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subtypes:
- bacterise, bacterize - subject to the action of bacteria
- vitriol - expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
- put - cause (someone) to undergo something
- shipwreck - cause to experience shipwreck
- refract - subject to refraction
- expose - expose or make accessible to some action or influence
- expose - expose to light, of photographic film
- incur - make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
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is a type of: submit - yield to the control of another
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same as: subjugate
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