interdisciplinary

[ in-ter-dis-uh-pluh-ner-ee ]
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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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Origin of interdisciplinary

1
First recorded in 1935–40; inter- + disciplinary

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British Dictionary definitions for interdisciplinary

interdisciplinary

/ (ˌɪntəˈdɪsɪˌplɪnərɪ) /


adjective
  1. involving two or more academic disciplines

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