Intramural
ahd-5
adjective.
Existing or carried on within the bounds of an institution, especially a school.
adjective.
Occurring or situated within the wall of a cavity or organ.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Being within the walls or boundaries, as of a city or building: as,
intramural
interment is now prohibited in many cities.
In
anatomy
and
medicine
, situated in the substance of the walls of a tubular or other hollow organ, as the intestine.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Being within the walls, as of a city.
adjective.
Of or pertaining to those activities occurring within a single institution or organization, .
adjective.
Being within the substance of the walls of an organ.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Within the walls; within one
institution
, particularly a
school
.
adjective.
Within the substance of the walls of an
organ
.
noun.
A (usually
sports
)
competition
between
teams
belonging to the same
school
.
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adjective.
carried on within the bounds of an institution or community
Word Usage
"And they definitely participate in intramural sports."
cross-reference
interscholastic
varsity
Equivalent
internal
intragroup
Etymologically Related
immure
intra-
mural
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Durrell
Ural
mural
neural
plural
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
bicuspid
endovascular
epidural
intraabdominal
intracerebral