Multi-disciplinary or multidisciplinary?
multi-disciplinary is an adjective meaning “Alternative form of multidisciplinary”; multidisciplinary is an adjective meaning “Relating to multiple areas of study or work”. multi-disciplinary is written with a hyphen and multidisciplinary as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between multi-disciplinary and multidisciplinary?
| multi-disciplinary | multidisciplinary | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective | adjective |
| Meaning | Alternative form of multidisciplinary | Relating to multiple areas of study or work |
| Example | none recorded | Near-synonyms: crossdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, pluridisciplinary, transdisciplinary |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˌmʌltiˈdɪsɪplɪnəɹi/ [ˌmʌltiˈdɪsɪplɪnɹi] /ˌmʌltiˈdɪsəpləˌnɛɹi/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | 1.1 times per million words |
Sources: multi-disciplinary and multidisciplinary in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of multi-disciplinary and multidisciplinary
multi-disciplinary
- 1
Alternative form of multidisciplinary
multidisciplinary
- 1
Relating to multiple areas of study or work
Near-synonyms: crossdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, pluridisciplinary, transdisciplinary
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, multi-disciplinary or multidisciplinary?
multi-disciplinary is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; multidisciplinary 1.1 times per million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).