Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multidisciplinary

/ˌmʌltiˈdɪsəpləˌnɛɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: mul-ti-dis-ci-plinary
IPA: /ˌmʌltiˈdɪsəpləˌnɛɹi/

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to multiple areas of study or work.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: crossdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, pluridisciplinary, transdisciplinary"
"A multi-disciplinary team of doctors and researchers was assigned to work full time on AIDS."
"This paper surveys the research methods and approaches used in the multidisciplinary field of applied language studies or language education over the last fourty^([sic]) years. Drawing on insights gained in psycho- and sociolinguistics, educational linguistics and linguistic anthropology with regard to language and culture, it is organized around five major questions that concern language educators."

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmʌltiˈdɪsəpləˌnɛɹi/
British English: /ˌmʌltiˈdɪsɪplɪnəɹi/

Inflected Forms

more multidisciplinary (comparative) most multidisciplinary (superlative)

Derived Forms

multidisciplinariness

Phrases

multidisciplinary team

Frequently Paired Words

multidisciplinarian multidisciplinarianism multidisciplinarity crossfunctional

Synonyms

crossdisciplinary interdisciplinary pluridisciplinary transdisciplinary

Questions

How do you pronounce multidisciplinary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmʌltiˈdɪsəpləˌnɛɹi/.
What does multidisciplinary mean?: Relating to multiple areas of study or work.
Where does multidisciplinary come from?: 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.

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