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EXTRACURRICULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does extracurricular mean? 

EXTRACURRICULAR (adjective)
  The adjective EXTRACURRICULAR has 3 senses:

1. outside the regular academic curriculumplay

2. outside the regular duties of your job or professionplay

3. characterized by adulteryplay

  Familiarity information: EXTRACURRICULAR used as an adjective is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


EXTRACURRICULAR (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Outside the regular academic curriculum

Context example:

sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities

Similar:

outside (relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Outside the regular duties of your job or profession

Similar:

outside (relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Characterized by adultery

Synonyms:

adulterous; extracurricular; extramarital

Context example:

the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband

Similar:

illicit (contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention)


 Context examples 


The study is the first to assess the impact of physical activity on childhood overweight and obesity levels for primary schoolchildren by simultaneously relating two of the main types of extracurricular physical activity: daily commuting to school and frequency of participation in sport.

(Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests, University of Cambridge)



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