"multidisciplinary" meaning in English

See multidisciplinary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more multidisciplinary [comparative], most multidisciplinary [superlative]
Etymology: multi- + disciplinary Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|disciplinary}} multi- + disciplinary Head templates: {{en-adj}} multidisciplinary (comparative more multidisciplinary, superlative most multidisciplinary)
  1. Relating to multiple areas of study. Wikipedia link: Multidisciplinarity Related terms: interdisciplinary Translations (relating to multiple areas of study): բազմագիտակարգային (bazmagitakargayin) (Armenian), pluridisciplinari (Catalan), multidisciplinari (Catalan), 多學科的 (Chinese Mandarin), 多学科的 (duōxuékē de) (Chinese Mandarin), 多科目的 (duōkēmù de) (Chinese Mandarin), víceoborový [masculine] (Czech), multidisciplinární (Czech), multidisciplinair (Dutch), monitieteinen (Finnish), πολυεπιστημονικός (polyepistimonikós) [masculine] (Greek), πολυθεματικός (polythematikós) [masculine] (Greek), máŋggadieđalaš (Northern Sami), tverrvitenskapelig (Norwegian), multidisciplinar (Romanian), mångvetenskaplig (Swedish), flervetenskaplig (Swedish), multidisciplinär (Swedish)

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