Dictionary

extramural en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university or prison.
   • [...] 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. 1961 February, “Talking of Trains: New L.T. research laboratory”, in Trains Illustrated, page 76:
2. (not-comparable) Describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution.

Forms

Antonyms

intramural (antonym(s) of “outside the walls”)

Deriveds

extramurally

Translations (9)

fi seinien ulkopuolinen (taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university) · fi laitoksen ulkopuolinen (describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution) · de Heim- … (describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution) · fr externe (taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university) · ru заочный (describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution) · de compound with Fern- (describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution) · bg задочен (describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution) · de extramural (taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university) · de extern (taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university)