extracurricular

C2
US /ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/
adj noun Freq #26094

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    outside the regular academic curriculum

    sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities

  2. 2
    adj

    Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment.

    The students enjoy a number of extracurricular activities at weekends.

  3. 3
    adj

    characterized by adultery

  4. 4
    adj

    outside the regular duties of your job or profession

  5. 5
    adj

    Similarly outside of the normal duties of a job or profession.

  6. 6
    adj

    Extramarital.

  7. 7
    noun

    An activity outside the normal academic curriculum.

  8. 8
    noun

    An activity beyond official duties of a job or profession.

Etymology

From extra- + curricular.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adj · characterized by adultery adulterous
Word family
Derived forms extracurricularlysextracurricular

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