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intramural
[ in-truh-myoor-uhl ]
adjective
- involving only students at the same school or college:
intramural athletics.
- within the walls, boundaries, or enclosing units, as of a city, institution, or building. Compare extramural.
- Anatomy. being within the substance of a wall, as of an organ.
- involving or understood only by members of a single group, profession, etc.:
an intramural medical conference.
intramural
/ ˌɪԳٰəˈʊəə /
adjective
- education operating within or involving those in a single establishment
- anatomy within the walls of a cavity or hollow organ
Derived Forms
- ˌԳٰˈܰ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- t·۲· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of intramural1
Example Sentences
Could he be a ringer in Duke intramural basketball?
When it comes to Congress, Politico’s Rachel Bade writes, Trump “is more concerned with using his political muscle to perform acts of dominance than to settle the intramural disputes that are holding up his agenda.”
"We can't get anything done unless we have a speaker, including certifying President Trump's election on January 6th. So, to waste time over a nonsensical intramural food fight is a joke," he said.
Doucette started playing flag football in the Xavier University intramural league.
This work was supported by the intramural research program of the U.S.
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