Complete Definition of "intramural"

English

Adjective
intramural

  1. literally, "within the walls": pertaining to something within one institution, particularly a school. For example, intramural sports involve teams that are both within the same school.

Etymology
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From Latin intramuralis, from prefix intra-, within, + murus, wall, + adjective suffix -alis

Related terms
immure
intra-
mural

See also
interscholastic
varsity

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Revision and Credits for"intramural"
  • 2007-11-05 00:17 - Robert Ullmann - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/77.101.38.46|77.101.38.46]] ([[User_talk:77.101.38.46|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:AutoFormat|AutoFormat]]

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