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intramural

adj · noun · 4 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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  • rhymes with -ʊəɹəl
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T R AH0 M Y UH1 R AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Within the walls; within one institution, particularly a school.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Intramural sports involve teams that are all within the same school.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Within the substance of the walls of an organ.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • intramural pregnancy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A (usually sports) competition between teams belonging to the same school.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

carried on within the bounds of an institution or community

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • most of the students participated actively in the college's intramural sports program

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: extramural

History

Etymology

From Latin intramuralis, from intra (“within”) + muralis (“of a wall”).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: interne — within the substance of the walls of an organ
  • German: intramural — within the substance of the walls of an organ