interdisciplinary

adjective

in·​ter·​dis·​ci·​plin·​ary ˌin-tər-ˈdi-sə-plə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce interdisciplinary (audio)
: involving two or more academic, scientific, or artistic disciplines

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The program includes support from an interdisciplinary team that includes doctors with dementia experience and care navigators. Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026 An aerospace internship at MIT Merchant is an intern at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the school’s largest interdisciplinary lab, with 60 research groups. Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2025 Baptiste, who has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Parsons School of Design, is an interdisciplinary artist whose work incorporates fashion, textiles and photography. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025 An interdisciplinary team made up of researchers from the University of Miami's Rosentiel School, Nashua Community College, Seton Hall University, the Smithsonian Institute, The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan coauthored the study. Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interdisciplinary

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1926, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of interdisciplinary was in 1926

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“Interdisciplinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interdisciplinary. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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