Definitions for intramuralˌɪn trəˈmyʊər əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•tra•mu•ralˌɪn trəˈmyʊər əl(adj.)
involving only students at the same school or college.
Category: Education
being or occurring within the walls, boundaries, or confines, as of an institution or organization.
Ref: Compare extramural. 2
being inside the wall surrounding an anatomical organ or cavity.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of intramural:
1840–50
in`tra•mu′ral•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
intramural(adj)
carried on within the bounds of an institution or community
"most of the students participated actively in the college's intramural sports program"
Wiktionary
intramural(Noun)
A (usually sports) competition between teams belonging to the same school.
intramural(Adjective)
Within the walls; within one institution, particularly a school.
Intramural sports involve teams that are all within the same school.
intramural(Adjective)
Within the substance of the walls of an organ.
intramural pregnancy
Origin: From Latin intramuralis, from prefix intra-, within, + murus, wall, + adjective suffix -alis
Webster Dictionary
Intramural(adj)
being within the walls, as of a city
Intramural(adj)
being within the substance of the walls of an organ; as, intramural pregnancy
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