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  • 131faculty — late 14c., ability, means, resources, from O.Fr. faculté (14c.) skill, accomplishment, learning, and directly from L. facultatem (nom. facultas) power, ability, wealth, from *facli tat s, from facilis (see FACILE (Cf. facile)). Academic sense… …

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  • 132discipline — [ dɪsɪplɪn] noun 1》 the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour.     ↘controlled behaviour resulting from such training.     ↘an activity providing mental or physical training: kung fu is a discipline open to old and… …

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