Standard Lemma guide

extracurricular

adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/
  • rhymes with -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)
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  • CMU ARPABET: EH2 K S T R AH0 K ER0 IH1 K Y AH0 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The students enjoy a number of extracurricular activities at weekends.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: supercurricular

2

adj

Meaning 2

Similarly outside of the normal duties of a job or profession.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Extramarital.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An activity outside the normal academic curriculum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An activity beyond official duties of a job or profession.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

An extramarital affair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

characterized by adultery

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an adulterous relationship
  • extramarital affairs
  • the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: adulterous, extramarital

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

outside the regular duties of your job or profession

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

outside the regular academic curriculum

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h1eǵhsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English curricular English extracurricular From extra- + curricular.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 課外 /课外 (kèwài) — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 課餘 /课余 (kèyú) — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Dutch: buitenschools — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Finnish: lukujärjestyksen ulkopuolinen — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • French: parascolaire — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • French: périscolaire — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • French: extrascolaire — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • German: außerschulisch — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Indonesian: ekstrakurikuler — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Italian: extracurricolare — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Japanese: 課外 (kagai) — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Norman: extra-tchuthitchulaithe — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Polish: pozalekcyjny — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Polish: pozaszkolny — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Russian: внекла́ссный (vneklássnyj) — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Russian: внеуро́чный (vneuróčnyj) — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Russian: внеаудито́рный (vneauditórnyj) — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Russian: внепрогра́ммный (vneprográmmnyj) — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Spanish: extracurricular — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Swedish: fritids- — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Swedish: utanför schemat — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Turkish: müfredat dışı — outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
  • Hungarian: különóra — an activity outside the normal academic curriculum
Real reading context

extracurricular in complete knowledge articles