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adjective ex·tra·cur·ric·u·lar \ ˌek-strə-kə-ˈri-kyə-lər \

Definition of extracurricular

1 :not falling within the scope of a regular curriculum; specifically :of or relating to officially or semiofficially approved and usually organized student activities (such as athletics) connected with school and usually carrying no academic credit

extracurricular sports

2 a :lying outside one's regular duties or routine

b :extramarital

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extracurricular

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Examples of extracurricular in a Sentence

hired a private detective to investigate her husband's extracurricular activities

Recent Examples of extracurricular from the Web

Floyd Mayweather’s participated in a lot of extracurricular activities in the build-up to the fight.

— mike dyce, SI.com, "Thursday Tap Out: The Final Countdown Between Mayweather-McGregor," 24 Aug. 2017
Marching band is an after-school extracurricular activity.

— alexis nagem, sandiegouniontribune.com, "New high school band director already at work," 21 Aug. 2017
Hispanic kids rarely participated in extracurricular activities and their parents - working hourly shift jobs at the poultry plants - rarely came to the school.

— anna claire vollers, AL.com, "Immigration transformed this rural Alabama town; the principal fought to keep the school together," 8 Aug. 2017
But when football is not on the front burner, and time for extracurricular activities abounds, Conley’s fingers aren’t indolently pressing pause and rewind on video.

— maria torres, kansascity, "With ‘Volition,’ Chiefs wide receiver Chris Conley takes aim at Hollywood," 5 Aug. 2017
Ellis also connected Briana with other Treehouse programs like Little Wishes, which helps pay for extracurricular activities Briana otherwise wouldn’t have been able to afford.

— paige cornwell, The Seattle Times, "Treehouse tops goal in boosting five-year graduation rates," 1 Aug. 2017
Many students at BK and across the Boise district are involved in extracurricular activities, including sports like football and soccer that start their practices around the first week of August.

— anna webb, idahostatesman, "That proposal to start Boise’s school year earlier? This business is fighting it," 31 July 2017
And the decision doesn’t apply to the negotiations already underway with the union representing athletic coaches and others involved in extracurricular activities.

— paige cornwell, The Seattle Times, "Tukwila School Board opens union contract negotiations to the public," 17 July 2017
The students submitted three letters of recommendation and provided grade transcripts and information about their extracurricular activities.

— joe naiman, Ramona Sentinel, "Flinn concludes county fair career with scholarship," 14 July 2017

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First Known Use of extracurricular

1925

extracurricular Synonyms

Synonyms

adulterate, adulterine, adulterous, extramarital, two-timing

Related Words

premarital; promiscuous

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

EXTRACURRICULAR Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of extracurricular for English Language Learners

—used to describe extra activities (such as sports) that can be done by the students in a school but that are not part of the regular schedule of classes