What does "extramural" mean?

Taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university or prison.

What is a synonym for "extramural"?

Common synonyms include: interscholastic, academic, alien, classroom, collegiate, exterrestrial.

Extramural

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university or prison. not-comparable
"[...] a notable acquisition at Chiswick is a machine, believed to be unique of its type, which has been designed and constructed under an extramural research contract at the University of Nottingham for studying fatigue in railway axles."
2
Describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution. not-comparable

Adjective

1
carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community wordnet

Synonyms

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interscholastic academic alien classroom collegiate exterrestrial

Antonyms

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intramural

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"[...] a notable acquisition at Chiswick is a machine, believed to be unique of its type, which has been designed and constructed under an extramural research contract at the University of Nottingham for studying fatigue in railway axles."

Etymology

From Latin extramuralis, from extra (“outside”) + muralis (“of a wall”).

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