Standard Lemma guide

extramural

adj · 3 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.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university or prison.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • extramural sports

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: intramural

History

Etymology

From Latin extramuralis, from extra (“outside”) + muralis (“of a wall”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: seinien ulkopuolinen — taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university
  • French: externe — taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university
  • German: extern — taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university
  • German: extramural — taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university
  • Bulgarian: задочен (zadočen) — describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution
  • Finnish: laitoksen ulkopuolinen — describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution
  • German: compound with Fern- — describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution
  • German: Heim- ... — describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution
  • Russian: заочный (zaočnyj) — describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution