intramural

[in-truh-myoor-uhl] Example Sentences Origin

in·tra·mu·ral

[in-truh-myoor-uhl]
adjective
1.
involving only students at the same school or college: intramural athletics.
2.
within the walls, boundaries, or enclosing units, as of a city, institution, or building. Compare extramural.
3.
Anatomy. being within the substance of a wall, as of an organ.
4.
involving or understood only by members of a single group, profession, etc.: an intramural medical conference.

Origin:
1840–50; intra- + mural

in·tra·mu·ral·ly, adverb

intermural, intramural.
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Intramural is always a great word to know.
So is floating rib. Does it mean:
one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
one of the hollow cavities in the skull connecting with the nasal cavities
Example Sentences
  • The three intramural parks described below reflect my own preferences and haunts.
  • Stern must contend with his own intramural tensions, the yawning profitability between big and small markets.
  • Seven varsity athletic teams and six intramural sports complement the educational experience.
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intramural (ˌɪntrəˈmjʊərəl)
 
adj
1.  chiefly (US), (Canadian) education operating within or involving those in a single establishment
2.  anatomy within the walls of a cavity or hollow organ
 
intra'murally
 
adv

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intramural
1846, lit. "within the walls," from intra- "within" + L. murus "wall." Activity "within the walls" of a city, building, community, institution. Equivalent to L.L. intramuranus.
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