A Field of Study is a general grouping of activities aimed at the advancement of knowledge.
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2009
- http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=field%20of%20study
- S: (n) discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick (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"