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interdisciplinary.

Of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study.

17 characters7 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study.

    This journal is interdisciplinary: it has articles on everything from biology to electrical engineering.
  2. Of or pertaining to a linkage between multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study.

    The interdisciplinary co-operation at this university is very impressive.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English disciplinary English interdisciplinary From inter- + disciplinary.

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