intramural

American  

[in-truh-myoor-uhl] / ˌɪn trəˈmyʊər əl /

adjective

1. involving only students at the same school or college.

   intramural athletics.

2. within the walls, boundaries, or enclosing units, as of a city, institution, or building.

3. Anatomy. being within the substance of a wall, as of an organ.

4. involving or understood only by members of a single group, profession, etc..

   an intramural medical conference.

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intramural British  

/ ˌɪntrəˈmjʊərəl /

adjective

1. education operating within or involving those in a single establishment

2. anatomy within the walls of a cavity or hollow organ

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Other Word Forms

• intramurally adverb

Etymology

Origin of intramural

First recorded in 1840–50; intra- + mural

Example Sentences

Bior studied computer science at the North Carolina campus during his freshman year and was a winger on an intramural soccer team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The evidence suggests most Republicans are brushing off the intramural criticism.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026

As portrayed by Mr. Giamatti, he’s a welcome jolt of energy in a show where the hostilities are largely intramural.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

The team will shift to the intramural fields, which feature artificial turf, ahead of its Sept. 6 game at Nevada Las Vegas to prepare for the same playing surface inside Allegiant Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025

Symptoms were feigned, and our mothers wrote notes excusing our absences on the day of the intramural softball tournament.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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