extramural
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin extramuralis, from extra (“outside”) + muralis (“of a wall”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl
Adjective[edit]
extramural (not comparable)
- Taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university.
- 1961 February, “Talking of Trains: New L.T. research laboratory”, in Trains Illustrated, page 76:
- [...] a notable acquisition at Chiswick is a machine, believed to be unique of its type, which has been designed and constructed under an extramural research contract at the University of Nottingham for studying fatigue in railway axles.
- Describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution.
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “outside the walls”): intramural
Translations[edit]
taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university
describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution
References[edit]
- “extramural”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.