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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·tra·mu·ral DATE 1854 1. existing or functioning outside or beyond the walls, boundaries, or precincts of an organized unit (as a school or hospital) 2. chiefly British : of, relating to, or taking part in extension courses or facilities Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 extramural extra·mural / 7ekstrE5mjuErEl; NAmE -5mjurEl / adjective[usually before noun] 1. (BrE) arranged by a university, college, etc. for people who only study part-time 校外的(高等院校为非本科生而设的): extramural education / studies / departments 校外教育/学习/课程部 ⇨ see also extension (7)2. (formal) happening or existing outside or separate from a place, an organization, etc. (指地方、机构等)之外的,外部的,以外的: The hospital provides extramural care to patients who do not need to be admitted. 这家医院对无须住院的病人提供院外护理。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·tra·mural I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+\ adjective Etymology: extra- + mural 1. : existing outside or beyond the walls, boundaries, or precincts of an organized unit < an extramural basilica > < extramural hospital care and treatment > 2. a. : of, relating to, or taking part in extension courses or facilities < extramural classes > < the extramural department of a university > b. : relating to or taking part in informal interschool contests arranged for competition between special groups or classes rather than varsities < extramural athletics > — opposed to intramural; distinguished from intercollegiate and interscholastic 3. : extracurricular 2b < a husband's extramural affair — J.W.Krutch > • ex·tra·murally \“+\ adverb II. noun : an extramural contest |
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