intramural
adjective
in·tra·mu·ral
ˌin-trə-ˈmyu̇r-əl 
-(ˌ)trä-
1
a
: competed only within the student body
intramural sports
b
: being or occurring within the limits usually of a community, organization, or institution
intramural squabbles
2
: situated or occurring within the substance of the walls of an organ
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With its Latin prefix intra-, "within" (not to be confused with inter-, "between"), intramural means literally "within the walls". The word is usually used for sports played between teams made up only from students at one campus. Intramural athletics is often the most popular extracurricular activity at a college or university.
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But Kari has helped start an intramural co-ed flag team at her school.
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Eileen T. Meslar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
And going all the way back to when the Detroit Free Press reported on an intramural game played on Aug. 15, 1857, by members of the Franklin Baseball Club at the corner of Beaubien and Adams, Detroit has been intimately tied to baseball.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 29 Sep. 2024
Before going to the governor’s desk, amendments in the Senate had removed restrictions on women playing on men’s teams, as well as references to collegiate intramural sports.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Aug. 2024
The previous one, which has been demolished in the spring to make room for a new residence hall was, per the university, an outdoor sports complex for the school's intramural and club sports, as well as the marching band.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
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Eileen T. Meslar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
And going all the way back to when the Detroit Free Press reported on an intramural game played on Aug. 15, 1857, by members of the Franklin Baseball Club at the corner of Beaubien and Adams, Detroit has been intimately tied to baseball.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 29 Sep. 2024
Before going to the governor’s desk, amendments in the Senate had removed restrictions on women playing on men’s teams, as well as references to collegiate intramural sports.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Aug. 2024
The previous one, which has been demolished in the spring to make room for a new residence hall was, per the university, an outdoor sports complex for the school's intramural and club sports, as well as the marching band.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
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“Intramural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intramural. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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intramural
adjective
in·tra·mu·ral
ˌin-trə-ˈmyu̇r-əl
ˌin-(ˌ)trä-
: being, occurring, or undertaken within the limits usually of a school
intramural sports
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intramural
adjective
in·tra·mu·ral
-ˈmyu̇r-əl
: situated or occurring within the substance of the walls of an organ
intramural infarction
failure of or delay in intramural myocardial conduction—American Journal of Cardiology
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