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multidisciplinary

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American: /mʌltiˈdɪsəplɪnɛri/
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adj

Meaning 1

Relating to multiple areas of study or work.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: crossdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, pluridisciplinary, transdisciplinary

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crossdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, pluridisciplinary, transdisciplinary

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English disciplinary English multidisciplinary From multi- + disciplinary.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բազմագիտակարգային (bazmagitakargayin) — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Catalan: pluridisciplinari — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Catalan: multidisciplinari — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Chinese Mandarin: 多學科的 /多学科的 (duōxuékē de) — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Chinese Mandarin: 多科目的 (duōkēmù de) — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Czech: víceoborový — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Czech: multidisciplinární — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Dutch: multidisciplinair — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Finnish: monitieteinen — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Greek: πολυεπιστημονικός (polyepistimonikós) — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Greek: πολυθεματικός (polythematikós) — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Norwegian: tverrvitenskapelig — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Romanian: multidisciplinar — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Northern Sami: máŋggadieđalaš — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Spanish: multidisciplinario — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Swedish: mångvetenskaplig — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Swedish: flervetenskaplig — relating to multiple areas of study
  • Swedish: multidisciplinär — relating to multiple areas of study
Real reading context

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