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interdiscipline, a. and n.|ɪntəˈdɪsɪplɪn|
[f. inter- 2 b, 5 a + discipline n.: cf. interdisciplinary a.]
A. adj. = interdisciplinary a.
1930Ann. Rep. Social Sci. Res. Council (U.S.) 18 Concern with ‘co-operative research’ or ‘inter-discipline problems’ should not be allowed to hamper the first-rate mind, alert to the possibilities inherent in whatever problem enlists its energies. 1988Oil & Gas Jrnl. 11 Apr. 76/3 Oil companies will have a mechanism to create an environment supporting interdiscipline exploitation teams.
B. n. An area of study which comprises elements of two or more branches of learning; an interdisciplinary subject.
1975Language LI. 1005 This recent examination of linguistics—with emphasis on the interdisciplines sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics. 1983Working Woman May 178/1 Combining psychology with the anatomy, physiology and chemistry of the nervous system, a new interdiscipline called psychobiology has evolved. 1988R. Frank in Stanley & Hoad Words 98 It is not surprising that the authors would rather belong to an expanding interdiscipline like Medieval Studies. |