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cross-disciplinarity

cross-disciplinarity noun: the combining and connecting of different disciplines.

Noun

cross-disciplinarity (uncountable)

  1. The combining and connecting of different disciplines.
    • Near-synonyms: interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, pluridisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity

Synonyms of cross-disciplinarity

Forms of cross-disciplinarity

alternative formcrossdisciplinarity

Origin of cross-disciplinarity

By surface analysis, cross-disciplinary + -ity, or, by surface analysis, cross- + disciplinarity.

Questions about cross-disciplinarity

What does cross-disciplinarity mean?
Cross-disciplinarity means the combining and connecting of different disciplines.
What part of speech is cross-disciplinarity?
Cross-disciplinarity is a noun.

Words near cross-disciplinarity in the dictionary

  1. cross-cutting
  2. cross-departmental
  3. cross-departmentally
  4. cross-desensitisation
  5. cross-desensitization
  6. cross-disciplinarity
  7. cross-disciplinary
  8. cross-division
  9. cross-divisions
  10. cross-docking
  11. cross-dress

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