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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [dɔkˈtriː.na]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [dokˈtriː.na]^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''doctrīna''' ''f'' (genitive doctrīnae); first declension^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is from [[doceō]] “to teach”, through [[doctor]] “teacher”, with the suffix ⟨-īna⟩.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Plautus, of teaching.^(OLD 2012) Köbler's first source is Cicero; he dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ It meant teaching, instruction, as in Plautus, and in Cicero what is taught, with ''studium doctrīnae'' learned study.^(OLD 2012) In Pliny the Elder it meant a sect, and in Cicero learning and a branch of learning.^(OLD 2012) Döderlein explains that ''doctrīna'' is learning as a kind of training of the mind, ''ērudītiō'' its learned result.^(Döderlein 1874)
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+ In Christian Latin it meant religious teaching, doctrine, wisdom.^(Niermeyer 1976)^(Stelten 1995) British Medieval Latin used it for teaching and for Christian doctrine.^(DMLBS) It survives in Italian ''dottrina'' and Spanish ''doctrina'', and through Old French it gave [[en|doctrine]] in the late 14th century.^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of teaching.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of learning.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * late 14th century – English ''doctrine'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Noun===
+ # Teaching, [[m|en|instruction]].^(OLD 2012)
+ # What is taught, ''studium doctrīnae'', learned study.^(OLD 2012)
+ # A [[m|en|sect]].^(OLD 2012)
+ # Learning; a branch of learning.^(OLD 2012)
+ # ''(Ecclesiastical Latin)'' Religious [[m|en|doctrine]].^(Niermeyer 1976)
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+ ==Word family==
+ * [[doctrīnālis]]
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[doceō]]
+ * [[docilis]]
+ * [[docilitās]]
+ * [[doctor]]
+ * [[doctus]]
+ * [[disciplīna]]
+ * [[en|doctrine]]
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+ ==Usage notes==
+ Döderlein distinguishes it from [[ērudītiō]].^(Döderlein 1874)
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}