extracurricular activity
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- noun
- /ˌɛkstrəˈkɜrɪkjələr ækˈtɪvɪti/
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actividad extraescolar
- To compensate, ALCP-Japan offers extensive extracurricular activities to provide more contact with English outside the classroom.
- participation in extracurricular activities
- extracurricular activities—sports
- School extracurricular activities
I just don't, I, I just wasn't, you know, able to do anything, partake in the extracurricular activities.
- I just don't, I, I just wasn't, you know, able to do anything, partake in the extracurricular activities.
- Her horses, her barn, her married boyfriend, her extracurricular activities.
Examples
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Access to participation in extracurricular activities is required per federal regulation for students with special needs.
Academic text (2015) -
Peer acceptance, school atmosphere, and extracurricular activities have also been shown to influence resiliency.
Academic text (1997) -
Have you given any thought to extracurricular activities or sports?
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What kind of extracurricular activities are these?
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Are you planning anymore extracurricular activities?
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Terry is an average student who is involved in several extracurricular activities at the school.
Academic text (2008) -
Dealing with people effectively was most useful in extracurricular activities and the family setting.
Academic text (1991) -
In addition, low-income families cannot afford extracurricular activities for their children.
Academic text (2013) -
The students who identified with the university actively partook in learning and extracurricular activities and fit into the environment.
Academic text (2011) -
Terry is an average student who is involved in several extracurricular activities at the school.
Synonyms
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An activity that happens outside regular school lessons, like sports or clubs
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ('an activity outside the regular course of study') is directly and compositionally derived from 'extracurricular' (beyond the curriculum/school activities) + 'activity' (a particular action). This adjective+noun combination follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the phrase's meaning.
Etymology
Extracurricular activity comes from extra (meaning 'outside') and curricular (from 'curriculum', the planned school lessons). Imagine students leaving class time to play sports or join a club — that image shows why it means activities that are 'not part of the regular classes'.