Extramural

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Occurring or situated outside of the walls or boundaries, as of a community: the university's extramural courses.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university
  • adj. describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Outside of the walls, as of a fortified or walled city.
  • adj. pertaining to activities, such as sports contests, that involve representatives from more than one school.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Situated without or beyond the walls, as of a fortified city or a university; hence, outside of the fixed limits or boundaries of a place: as, extramural interment; an extramural lecturer.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community
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