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Definition of extramural

adjective

  • 1British (of a course of study) arranged for people who are not full-time members of a university or other educational establishment:extramural education
  • additional to one’s work or course of study:extramural activities
  • 2outside the walls or boundaries of a town or city:the extramural cemetery in Brighton

Derivatives

extramurally

adverb

Origin:

mid 19th century (in sense 2): from Latin extra muros 'outside the walls' + -al

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