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INTERDEPARTMENTAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does interdepartmental mean?
• INTERDEPARTMENTAL (adjective)
The adjective INTERDEPARTMENTAL has 1 sense:
1. between or among departments
Familiarity information: INTERDEPARTMENTAL used as an adjective is very rare.
• INTERDEPARTMENTAL (adverb)
The adverb INTERDEPARTMENTAL has 1 sense:
1. between departments
Familiarity information: INTERDEPARTMENTAL used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INTERDEPARTMENTAL (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Between or among departments
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
interdepartmental competition
Antonym:
intradepartmental (within a department)
Pertainym:
department (a specialized division of a large organization)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Between departments
Context example:
this memo was circulated interdepartmentally
Pertainym:
interdepartmental (between or among departments)
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