intramural
- adjective
- /ˌɪntrəˈmjʊrəl/
- The university offers various programs, including an intramural basketball league for students.
- intramural sports
- intramural programs
- intramural teams
He's a researcher for NIH, So he's intramural researcher at NIH.
- He's a researcher for NIH, So he's intramural researcher at NIH.
Examples
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I got to warn you, I played second-team coed intramural volleyball at Santa Cruz.
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I was in the marching band and track; he played intramural basketball and was academically sound.
Blog text (11) -
I might even try the intramural swim meet in the spring if I can keep my practice going.
Academic text (2008) -
So it started seven or eight years ago during an intramural soccer game.
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Each house has its own committee to plan dances, student faculty, coffee hours, and intramural sports.
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No, my uni intramural basketball league.
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In addition, the new program included intramural and varsity athletics.
Academic text (1994) -
The officials were approached prior to an intramural flag football contest they were to officiate.
Academic text (2000) -
The year after that, they rescheduled the start of the intramural season to coincide with tax season.
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Students enrolled in Psychology 100 who did not compete beyond the intramural level of competition made up the nonathletic sample.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
Happening inside a group of people
Happening inside the same group, like students or teams
Relates to things that happen inside one department of a company or organization
Happening inside one company, for example between departments
Something that happens inside one office or company
Happening between members of the same team during practice
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Etymology
The word intramural comes from intra- meaning 'within' and mural meaning 'wall', the same mural you know as a painting on a wall. So intramural means activities that happen 'within the walls' of a school or college, in other words inside the institution.