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disciple
What does disciple mean?
disciple (noun): an active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use disciple in a sentence?
- Like master, like disciple. (Tatoeba sentence #2563045 by sabretou, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce disciple?
/dɪˈsaɪpəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does disciple come from?
From Middle English disciple, discipul, from Old English discipul (“disciple, scholar”), from Latin discipulus (“pupil, learner”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to disciple
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “disciple” mean?
a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system
Not quite: that's what hierarchy means.
an active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc
Right! That's what “disciple” means.
distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
Not quite: that's what elevation means.
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
Not quite: that's what spectacle means.
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