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extracurricular

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English

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Etymology

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From extra- +‎ curricular.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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extracurricular (not comparable)

  1. Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment.
    Hyponym: supercurricular
    The students enjoy a number of extracurricular activities at weekends.
  2. Similarly outside of the normal duties of a job or profession.
  3. (informal) Extramarital. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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Noun

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extracurricular (plural extracurriculars)

  1. (education) An activity outside the normal academic curriculum.
  2. (informal) An activity beyond official duties of a job or profession.
  3. (informal) An extramarital affair.

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Adjective

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extracurricular m or f (masculine and feminine plural extracurriculares)

  1. extracurricular

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