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extracurricular.

Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment.

15 characters6 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/
  1. Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment.

    not-comparable
    The students enjoy a number of extracurricular activities at weekends.
  2. Similarly outside of the normal duties of a job or profession.

    not-comparable
  3. Extramarital.

    informal · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English curricular English extracurricular From extra- + curricular.

noun/ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/
  1. An activity outside the normal academic curriculum.

  2. An activity beyond official duties of a job or profession.

    informal
  3. An extramarital affair.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English curricular English extracurricular From extra- + curricular.

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