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subject

subject

305 1.6
An area of knowledge studied at school or university
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbʤɪkt/
: asignatura
  • 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.