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extracurricular

[ek-struh-kuh-rik-yuh-ler]

adjective

outside the regular curriculum or program of courses: football, orchestra, and other extracurricular activities.

outside one's regular work, responsibilities, or routine.

Informal. outside the conventional bounds of propriety or ethics: Does his wife know he has an extracurricular girlfriend?

Origin:
1920–25; extra- + curricular

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Example Sentences

Fees for students participating in extracurricular activities are becoming more prevalent in states that permit them.

Additional duties include cadet counseling and support of cadet extracurricular activities.

Some said students get a lot out of the extracurricular networking opportunities.

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Fees for students participating in extracurricular activities are becoming more prevalent in states that permit them.

Additional duties include cadet counseling and support of cadet extracurricular activities.

Some said students get a lot out of the extracurricular networking opportunities.

She also says she didn't let her kids choose their extracurricular activities or allow them to be in school plays.

But when the school board learns of his extracurricular activities, he is suspended without pay for the semester.

And now comes word of yet another extracurricular project dubbed.

They begin by scrubbing the graffiti off the walls, but their extracurricular activities don't stop there.

Make your list now and then add the skills and attributes gained through your work and extracurricular experiences.

But as a standalone narrative, it falters under the weight of its own extracurricular ambitions.

Athletic teams and extracurricular clubs also raise money this way.

Now comes more news of extracurricular intervention in the world of higher learning.

One can see how the ability to persuade would be an important quality to bring to all three extracurricular pursuits.

They will have to cut back on their extracurricular activities.

Determine the level of extracurricular activity and academic load that works for your family, and don't overdue it.

My students today give me the impression that they haven't done a whole lot of extracurricular reading.

They were my students, and chaperoning them was an extracurricular duty at our language school.

Other academic or extracurricular activities might be useful in attracting male applicants too.

Students who are admitted in high numbers to university typically also have a large amount of extracurricular activities as well.

But all these extraordinary extracurricular activities are almost always artificially concocted.

In extracurricular activities, students' commitment to volunteering seems to remain strong.

The normal round of end of the year field trips and extracurricular activities fall at this time.

Or, being indifferent to football in a community where there is little else to do in terms of extracurricular activities.

He admits absolutely nothing about his extracurricular activities.

Topics include how extracurricular activities can shape student learning.

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World English Dictionary

extracurricular (ˌɛkstrəkəˈrɪkjʊlə)

—*adj*
1.	taking place outside the normal school timetable: extracurricular activities
2.	beyond the regular duties, schedule, etc

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Word Origin & History

extracurricular

1925, from extra- + curricular (see curriculum).

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