extracurricular
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- noun
- /ˌɛkstrəˈkɜrɪkjələr/
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actividad extracurricular
- Volunteering is a valuable extracurricular that helps students develop important life skills.
Now this mother was talking to her son, active in sports, on different extracurriculars like choir, debate, etcetera.
- Now this mother was talking to her son, active in sports, on different extracurriculars like choir, debate, etcetera.
- And so I think that's driven me to excel in academics, to excel in extracurriculars.
- Second extracurricular was photography club since our school doesn't have a photography club.
- But picture just an espresso machine for something that you would for some extracurriculars that you would love to do.
Examples
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Although competition for university courses and training contracts is tough, a lot of firms will look at past grades to an extent if you have something extracurricular that supports areas on your CV that might not be as strong.
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Now this mother was talking to her son, active in sports, on different extracurriculars like choir, debate, etcetera.
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You know, join a cool Sunday sports team, or do community service or engage in extracurricular activity after work.
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Her grades have gone up, She's been more active in things like the extracurricular things at school.
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Through our courses and extracurriculars, friends and mentors, we have been stretched to understand ourselves as Harvard students.
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Many students participate in extracurricular activities such as sports and clubs to enhance their college applications.
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Joining the debate team is one way to engage in extracurricular activities during high school.
Synonyms
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An activity at school that is not part of lessons, like sports or clubs
Antonyms
Compounds
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An activity at school that is not part of lessons, like sports or clubs
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
extracurricular = curricular (semi-transparent) = extra + curriculum + ar
The target word is formed by the regular addition of 'extra-' to 'curricular', so the structural relation is straightforward.
Etymology
Extracurricular as a noun comes from extra- 'outside' and curriculum 'course of study', so an extracurricular activity is literally something done 'outside' the regular school course, like sports, clubs, or volunteering.