interdisciplinary
Use Interdisciplinary in a sentence
tərˈdɪs 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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| involving two or more academic disciplines | |
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Interdisciplinary
has a plethora of syllables.
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Example sentences
Interdisciplinary teams work daily to focus on individual needs of residents so as to generate resident-specific care plans.
His interdisciplinary approach was backed up by an obsessive attention to detail.
They want to support interdisciplinary research in the biosciences, physical sciences, and life sciences.
We're talking millions here if you want to develop this the right way and do it cross-curricular and interdisciplinary.
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