cross-disciplinarity

noun

The combining and connecting of different disciplines.

“Near-synonyms: interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, pluridisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity”

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Meanings

nouncross-disciplinarity (uncountable)

alternative crossdisciplinarity

  1. uncountableThe combining and connecting of different disciplines.

    Near-synonyms: interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, pluridisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity

    Synonyms: interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, pluridisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe combining and connecting of different disciplines.

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interdisciplinaritymultidisciplinaritypluridisciplinaritytransdisciplinarity
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interdisciplinaritymultidisciplinaritytransdisciplinarity

Origin

By surface analysis, cross-disciplinary + -ity, or, by surface analysis, cross- + disciplinarity.

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APA

cross-disciplinarity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-disciplinarity

MLA

“cross-disciplinarity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-disciplinarity. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-disciplinarity,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-disciplinarity.

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