multidisciplinaryadj.

1944 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 31 17 We are beginning to understand the necessity of what someone has called the ‘multi-disciplinary approach’.

1949 M. Mead Male & Female 460 A multi-disciplinary approach to family-oriented treatment of illness.

1961 Times 13 June 2/4 Senior member of a multi-disciplinary unit.

1965 Math. in Biol. & Med. (Med. Res. Council) p. vii This is no new problem for a multidisciplinary subject like medical research.

1974 Nature 10 May 195/1 This is an outstanding, balanced and humane multidisciplinary book which is much more than an introduction to psychology.

1985 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 31 Mar. §1. ii. 53/1 The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the award of 123 grants..to organizations that promote multi-disciplinary events in the visual and performing arts.

1991 Times Educ. Suppl. 1 Mar. 30/3 Many teachers are finding that the only sensible way to cover programmes of study is through a well planned multidisciplinary approach.

1993 Hobart (Tasmania) Mercury (Nexis) 4 Oct. The run would join other multi-disciplinary events including the Australian Three Peaks Race, the Cradle to Coast Marathon, [etc.].

2005 S. F. Kane & F. H. Brennan in F. G. O'Connor et al. Sports Med. vi. xcii. 538/2 Triathlons. A unique multidisciplinary event, including sequential swim, bike, and run legs.