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multidisciplinary

[ muhl-tee-dis-uh-pluh-ner-ee, muhl-tahy- ]
/ ˌmʌl tiˈdɪs ə pləˌnɛr i, ˌmʌl taɪ- /
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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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Origin of multidisciplinary

First recorded in 1945–50; multi- + disciplinary
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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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