Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or involving two or more academic disciplines that are usually considered distinct.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to multiple distinct
academic disciplines orfields ofstudy . - adjective Of something linking multiple distinct
academic disciplines orfields ofstudy together.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study
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Examples
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The School has also emerged as a leader in interdisciplinary work focusing on law and public policy.
Discourse.net: Admit It, After Reading This You Want to be Our Dean 2009
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Europe's strengths include exceptionally high quality of research; ability to work in interdisciplinary fashion (which makes research increasingly effective); and a very successful international corporate sector.
EU Must Act Fast and Share Knowledge With China Dirk Jan van den Berg 2010
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Given how much contemporary legal scholarship trenches on other academic disciplines, the more legal scholars engage in interdisciplinary conversations, the better interdisciplinary scholarship is likely to be, both in and outside of the legal academy.
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Given how much contemporary legal scholarship trenches on other academic disciplines, the more legal scholars engage in interdisciplinary conversations, the better interdisciplinary scholarship is likely to be, both in and outside of the legal academy.
Archive 2005-12-01 2005
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Enrollment patterns reveal a high level of interest in interdisciplinary programs and in double majors that for some can provide a way to combine traditional academic studies with work in a professional subject.
The Third Way 2004
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Enrollment patterns reveal a high level of interest in interdisciplinary programs and in double majors that for some can provide a way to combine traditional academic studies with work in a professional subject.
The Third Way 2004
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In Class Three, Princeton qualified in fine arts and Tell City qualified in English, interdisciplinary and science.
courierpress.com Stories John Martin 2010
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It's not "interdisciplinary" - which I bought into once.
P2P Foundation 2009
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It's not "interdisciplinary" - which I bought into once.
P2P Foundation 2009
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"spend a lot of money honestly" on such a project, because interest in interdisciplinary work could not be coerced.
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