interdisciplinarity

noun

Any academic or scientific study that draws on the expertise of more than one discipline.

“Near-synonyms: cross-disciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, pluridisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity”

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Meanings

nouninterdisciplinarity (countable and uncountable, plural interdisciplinarities)

plural interdisciplinarities

  1. countableuncountableAny academic or scientific study that draws on the expertise of more than one discipline.

    Near-synonyms: cross-disciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, pluridisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity

    Synonyms: cross-disciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, pluridisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny academic or scientific study that draws on the expertise of more than one discipline.

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cross-disciplinaritymultidisciplinaritypluridisciplinaritytransdisciplinarity
Also see
cross-disciplinaritymultidisciplinaritytransdisciplinarity

Origin

By surface analysis, inter- + disciplinar(y) + -ity.

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Translations

Hindi अंतर्विषयकता
  • अंतर्विषयकता (antarviṣyaktā)interdisciplinary studies
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APA

interdisciplinarity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interdisciplinarity

MLA

“interdisciplinarity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interdisciplinarity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interdisciplinarity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interdisciplinarity.

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