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/asiɣnaˈtura/
Translation
school subject
Word origin
From Latin assignatura, from assignare ('to assign, to allot'), from ad- ('to') and signare ('to mark, to sign'). A subject is, literally, something assigned to be studied.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- assignare
- English cognates
- assign, signature, design
Grammar
Examples
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Maths is my favourite subject.
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I have six subjects this year.
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I failed a subject last year, but I passed it in the September resit.
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