"interdepartmental" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -ɛntəl Etymology: From inter- + department + -al. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|inter|department|al}} inter- + department + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} interdepartmental (not comparable)
  1. Between departments; to do with the connection of departments. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-interdepartmental-en-adj-HENDDxG4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. Involving multiple departments; multidepartmental. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-interdepartmental-en-adj-YZqrSL9N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter-, English terms suffixed with -al, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53

Alternative forms

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