transdisciplinary

adjective

Holistically encompassing more than one academic discipline; (sometimes) transcending disciplinarity.

“Near-synonyms: crossdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, pluridisciplinary”

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crossdisciplinaryinterdisciplinarymultidisciplinarypluridisciplinary
OriginEnglish disciplinary ← Latin trans- ← Proto-Italic *trāns- →
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Meanings

adjectivetransdisciplinary (comparative more transdisciplinary, superlative most transdisciplinary)

comparative more transdisciplinary · superlative most transdisciplinary

  1. Holistically encompassing more than one academic discipline; (sometimes) transcending disciplinarity.

    Near-synonyms: crossdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, pluridisciplinary

    Synonyms: crossdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, pluridisciplinary

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHolistically encompassing more than one academic discipline; (sometimes) transcending disciplinarity.

Similar
crossdisciplinaryinterdisciplinarymultidisciplinarypluridisciplinary
Also see
crossdisciplinaryinterdisciplinarymultidisciplinary

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Englishdisciplinary
  10. Englishtransdisciplinary

From trans- + disciplinary.

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APA

transdisciplinary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transdisciplinary

MLA

“transdisciplinary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transdisciplinary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transdisciplinary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transdisciplinary.

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