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extracurricular

[ek-struh-kuh-rik-yuh-ler]

adjective

  1. outside the regular curriculum or program of courses.

    football, orchestra, and other extracurricular activities.

  2. outside one's regular work, responsibilities, or routine.

  3. Informal.outside the conventional bounds of propriety or ethics.

    Does his wife know he has an extracurricular girlfriend?



extracurricular

/ ˌɛٰəəˈɪʊə /

adjective

  1. taking place outside the normal school timetable

    extracurricular activities

  2. beyond the regular duties, schedule, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of extracurricular1

First recorded in 1920–25; extra- + curricular ( def. )
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On Thursday the government announced plans for a new School Sport Partnerships and Enrichment Framework for schools to ensure all young people have equal access to high-quality sport and extracurricular activity.

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Starmer was at St George's Park to announce a new School Sport Partnerships and Enrichment Framework for schools to ensure all young people have equal access to high-quality sport and extracurricular activity.

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"We just used to go to school, nothing extracurricular, but now you have to send your kid to swimming, you have to send them to drawing, you have to see what else they can do."

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This is all so he can coddle his sulky, wild teenage son while expecting Carrie to limit all extracurricular cuddles to her adopted kitty, Shoe.

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Revelry’s Companion Crossbody Bag is the best of all worlds—comfortable, smell-proof, and waterproof—letting you carry your flower, snacks and essentials without alerting everyone to your extracurricular activities.

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