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multidisciplinary

adjective

  1. involving multiple academic disciplines
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /mʌltiˈdɪsəplɪnɛri/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English disciplinary English multidisciplinary From multi- + disciplinary.

  1. Relating to multiple areas of study or work.

    Near-synonyms: crossdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, pluridisciplinary, transdisciplinary

    A multi-disciplinary team of doctors and researchers was assigned to work full time on AIDS.