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bailiwick
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bailiwick in WordNet English dictionary
noun
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"
discipline
subject
subject area
subject field
field
field of study
study
bailiwick
the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
bailiwick
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