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interdisciplinary

in·ter·dis·ci·pli·nar·y
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-ter-dis-uh-pluh-ner-ee]
    • /ˌɪn tərˈdɪs ə pləˌnɛr i/
    • /ˌɪn.təˈdɪs.ɪ.plɪ.nər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ter-dis-uh-pluh-ner-ee]
    • /ˌɪn tərˈdɪs ə pləˌnɛr i/

Definitions of interdisciplinary word

  • adjective interdisciplinary combining or involving two or more academic disciplines or fields of study: The economics and history departments are offering an interdisciplinary seminar on Asia. 1
  • adjective interdisciplinary combining or involving two or more professions, technologies, departments, or the like, as in business or industry. 1
  • noun interdisciplinary Of or relating to more than one branch of knowledge. 1
  • adjective interdisciplinary involving different fields of expertise 1
  • adjective interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary means involving more than one academic subject. 0
  • adjective interdisciplinary involving two or more academic disciplines 0

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Origin of interdisciplinary

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; inter- + disciplinary

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Parts of speech for Interdisciplinary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

interdisciplinary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

interdisciplinary usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for interdisciplinary

adj interdisciplinary

  • multidisciplinary — composed of or combining several usually separate branches of learning or fields of expertise: a multidisciplinary study of the 18th century.
  • integrative — to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
  • multifaceted — Having many facets.
  • versatile — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
  • associative — Associative thoughts are things that you think of because you see, hear, or think of something that reminds you of those things or which you associate with those things.

adjective interdisciplinary

  • incorporative — Tending to incorporate or include things.
  • combining — the process or an act of combining two or more things

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