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subject

subject

305 1.6
An area of knowledge studied at school or university
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbʤɪkt/
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  • OK, what's your best subject in school or junior?
  • a subject area
  • core subjects
  • school subjects

Person's name is Sam and the subject is beginning calculus.

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Examples

  • And on Friday, we'll begin to work on the subject of global warming.

  • Mathematics is indisputably the greatest subject in the world.

  • Well, what better subject to study than ourselves?

  • Choose a subject and press "enter" to begin.

  • Get a degree in a subject that you find fascinating.

  • Why don't we teach the subject of money at school?

  • Music teachers often know their subject more deeply than other colleagues know theirs.

    Academic text (2011)
  • This is known as specific performance, and it's the subject of today's lecture.

  • Educators want to see what grades or subjects they teach and how they are involved in education.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In my school, we can choose any subject that interests us for our final project.

Synonyms

field
vssubject
2.9

A particular area of study or work

is limited to areas specifically taught in schools and colleges
study
vssubject
465 2.2

A subject people learn about, like history or biology

is the common educational term for areas taught and examined
discipline
vssubject
102 4.9

A subject studied at university, like physics or history

is the general educational label for areas taught at any level
field of study
vssubject
9 3.0

A subject of learning like biology or history

is used more widely for taught areas across all education levels
subject area
vssubject
6 3.0

A part of learning or teaching about one topic

is the broad name for any taught area of knowledge
course of study
vssubject
3 3.0

A set of classes in a subject that lead to a qualification or degree

is the name for the taught area itself not the specific program
2 4.1

A subject of science that studies a part of nature like physics or biology

is broader and includes taught areas beyond scientific branches
subject field
vssubject
1 3.6

An area of study at a school or university

is the general term for any area of knowledge taught in education
specialism
vssubject
  • UK
1 7.4

A particular area of study or work someone focuses on

is a general taught area rather than an individual's narrow focus

Compounds

The main topic a talk, book, or picture is about

16 1.0

The school subject you like most

6 3.0

A part of learning or teaching about one topic

2 6.5

A short film shown before the main movie in a cinema

An area of study at a school or university

liege subject
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who owes loyalty and service to a lord in medieval times

logical subject
  • Specialized
8.2

A person or thing that does the action a sentence talks about

grammatical subject
  • Specialized
4.1

A part of a sentence that shows what it is about and may do the action or be described

subject case
  • Specialized
7.0

The form a noun or pronoun takes when it is the subject of a verb

How Broad

domain
150 4.2
field
2.9
discipline
102 4.9
subject
305 1.6
course
506 1.8
module
101 3.7

Surface Forms

subject singular
subjects plural

Etymology

The word subject for a school area comes from Latin parts sub- ('under') and -ject ('throw'), and it once meant 'something placed under your attention'. So a school subject is a topic put before you to learn or study.