disciplinary
[ dis-uh-pluh-ner-ee ]
/ ˈdɪs ə pləˌnɛr i /
adjective
of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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First recorded in 1575–85; discipline + -ary
OTHER WORDS FROM disciplinary
non·dis·ci·pli·nar·y, adjectiveWords nearby disciplinary
disciples, disciples of christ, disciplinable, disciplinant, disciplinarian, disciplinary, discipline, disciplined, discission, discitis, disclaim
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British Dictionary definitions for disciplinary
disciplinary
disciplinarian
/ (ˈdɪsɪˌplɪnərɪ) /
adjective
of, promoting, or used for discipline; corrective
relating to a branch of learningcriticism that crosses disciplinary boundaries
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