intramural
adjective
in·tra·mu·ral
ˌin-trə-ˈmyu̇r-əl 
-(ˌ)trä-
1
a
: competed only within the student body
intramural sports
b
: being or occurring within the limits usually of a community, organization, or institution
intramural squabbles
2
: situated or occurring within the substance of the walls of an organ
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With its Latin prefix intra-, "within" (not to be confused with inter-, "between"), intramural means literally "within the walls". The word is usually used for sports played between teams made up only from students at one campus. Intramural athletics is often the most popular extracurricular activity at a college or university.
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She was captured on a trail camera at 9:05 a.m. running with her iPhone in her left hand toward the intramural fields, Raboud said.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
In late February, Riley was attacked during her morning jog on a trail near the University of Georgia's intramural fields.
—Eva Pound, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
Sanders played intramural basketball with a group of football players, a way to stay in shape in the offseason and settle locker-room debates about who the best player was among them.
—Chad Graff, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
But Kari has helped start an intramural co-ed flag team at her school.
—Eileen T. Meslar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
In late February, Riley was attacked during her morning jog on a trail near the University of Georgia's intramural fields.
—Eva Pound, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
Sanders played intramural basketball with a group of football players, a way to stay in shape in the offseason and settle locker-room debates about who the best player was among them.
—Chad Graff, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
But Kari has helped start an intramural co-ed flag team at her school.
—Eileen T. Meslar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for intramural
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“Intramural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intramural. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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intramural
adjective
in·tra·mu·ral
ˌin-trə-ˈmyu̇r-əl
ˌin-(ˌ)trä-
: being, occurring, or undertaken within the limits usually of a school
intramural sports
Medical Definition
intramural
adjective
in·tra·mu·ral
-ˈmyu̇r-əl
: situated or occurring within the substance of the walls of an organ
intramural infarction
failure of or delay in intramural myocardial conduction—American Journal of Cardiology
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