interdisciplinary

American  

[in-ter-dis-uh-pluh-ner-ee] / ˌɪn tərˈdɪs ə pləˌnɛr i /

adjective

1. combining or involving two or more academic disciplines or fields of study.

   The economics and history departments are offering an interdisciplinary seminar on Asia.

2. combining or involving two or more professions, technologies, departments, or the like, as in business or industry.

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interdisciplinary British  

/ ˌɪntəˈdɪsɪˌplɪnərɪ /

adjective

1. involving two or more academic disciplines

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Etymology

Origin of interdisciplinary

First recorded in 1935–40; inter- ( def. ) + disciplinary ( def. )

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How does interdisciplinary compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• interdisciplinary vs. multidisciplinary

Example Sentences

The research introduces a broad, interdisciplinary effort to track how shark size changed through deep time.

From Science Daily

“This interdisciplinary approach may resonate with Scott, given his academic background in Symbolic Systems.”

From New York Times

Like any interdisciplinary provocateur in the 1980s, she was an “occasional friend and occasional enemy” of Susan Sontag.

From New York Times

Every year, MacDowell welcomes hundreds of architects, composers, filmmakers, interdisciplinary artists, theater artists, visual artists and writers from across the world.

From New York Times

The interdisciplinary class will be available to about 500 schools in the 2023-24 academic year and is designed similar to a college African American studies or related course, according to the framework.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• integrative
• multidisciplinary