multidisciplinary
[ muhl-tee-dis-uh-pluh-ner-ee, muhl-tahy- ]
/ ˌmʌl tiˈdɪs ə pləˌnɛr i, ˌmʌl taɪ- /
adjective
composed of or combining several usually separate branches of learning or fields of expertise: a multidisciplinary study of the 18th century.
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Also mul·ti·dis·ci·plined.
Origin of multidisciplinary
First recorded in 1945–50; multi- + disciplinary
Words nearby multidisciplinary
multiculturalism, multicuspid, multicylinder, multidentate, multidirectional, multidisciplinary, multiethnic, multifaceted, multifactorial, multifactorial inheritance, multifamily
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British Dictionary definitions for multidisciplinary
multidisciplinary
/ (ˌmʌltɪˈdɪsɪˌplɪnərɪ) /
adjective
of or relating to the study of one topic, involving several subject disciplines
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