INTRAMURAL

intramural

(adjective) carried on within the bounds of an institution or community; “most of the students participated actively in the college’s intramural sports program”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

intramural (comparative more intramural, superlative most intramural)

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

Within the substance of the walls of an organ.

Antonyms

• (inside the walls): extramural

Noun

intramural (plural intramurals)

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

Source: Wiktionary


In`tra*mu"ral, a.

1. Being within the walls, as of a city.

2. (Anat. & Med.)

Definition: Being within the substance of the walls of an organ; as, intramural pregnancy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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