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extracurricular

[ ek-struh-kuh-rik-yuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. outside the regular curriculum or program of courses:

    football, orchestra, and other extracurricular activities.

  2. outside one's regular work, responsibilities, or routine.
  3. Informal. outside the conventional bounds of propriety or ethics:

    Does his wife know he has an extracurricular girlfriend?



extracurricular

/ ˌɛٰəəˈɪʊə /

adjective

  1. taking place outside the normal school timetable

    extracurricular activities

  2. beyond the regular duties, schedule, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of extracurricular1

First recorded in 1920–25; extra- + curricular ( def )
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Revelry’s Companion Crossbody Bag is the best of all worlds—comfortable, smell-proof, and waterproof—letting you carry your flower, snacks and essentials without alerting everyone to your extracurricular activities.

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Initially, the school considered cutting back on extracurricular activities to make up for lost learning, but they changed their minds.

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At high school, he joined the bowling team to satisfy his extracurricular requirements, as it seemed "a great way to be in sport without being in a sport".

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As a recent college graduate holding down her first full-time job, Fox hadn’t been sure she should join an extracurricular group, let alone elect to have a “special moment.”

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Unified, the nation’s second largest school district, has not changed its policies or practices related to a wide range of extracurricular school-based clubs.

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