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ex·tra·mu·ral
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adjective
1.
involving representatives of more than one school:
extramural athletics.
2.
outside the walls or boundaries, as of a city or town or a university:
extramural teaching; an extramural church.
Compare
intramural
(
defs. 1, 2
)
.
Origin:
1850–55;
extra-
+
mural.
Compare
Late Latin
extramūrānus,
in same sense
Related forms
ex·tra·mu·ral·ly,
adverb
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Extramural
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zedonk
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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World English Dictionary
extramural
(ˌɛkstrəˈmjʊərəl)
—
adj
1.
connected with but outside the normal courses or programme of a university, college, etc:
extramural studies
2.
located beyond the boundaries or walls of a city, castle, etc
extra'murally
—
adv
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