French word

multidisciplinaire

Pronunciation

IPA/myltidisiplinɛʁ/

Meaning

  • adjectivemultidisciplinary

Example

Nous avons une équipe multidisciplinaire.

We have a multidisciplinary team.

Illustration for multidisciplinaire (multidisciplinary)

More examples

L'université propose un master multidisciplinaire.

The university offers a multidisciplinary master's program.

Core concept

Several kinds of expertise meeting around the same subject.

Common phrases

  • programme multidisciplinaire

    multidisciplinary program

  • formation multidisciplinaire

    multidisciplinary training

  • projet multidisciplinaire

    multidisciplinary project

Similar words

interdisciplinaire: Involving different academic or professional fields that influence and cooperate with one another.
pluridisciplinaire: Bringing knowledge or skills from different fields together in one project.
divers: Varied in type or content rather than uniform.

Definition in French

Qui implique plusieurs disciplines ou domaines d'étude pour aborder un même sujet.

Word origin

The French adjective multidisciplinaire is formed from multi- 'many' and disciplinaire 'related to a discipline', ultimately linked to Latin disciplina.

Usage tips

  • Multidisciplinaire agrees in number but not gender, giving multidisciplinaires in the plural for both masculine and feminine nouns.

Other meanings

  • interdisciplinaryadjective

Opposites

  • monodisciplinairemonodisciplinaryadjective

Related words

  • multidisciplinaritémultidisciplinaritynoun

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