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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The college has men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's volleyball, women's beach volleyball and women's softball, as well as intramural activities including flag football, soccer, basketball, billiards, table tennis and kickball.
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Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 6 Mar. 2026
The other two types are subserosal (which protrudes on the outside of the uterus) and intramural (which grow within the muscle layer).
—Beth Krietsch, SELF, 2 Mar. 2026
Brotherhood activities, community service, intramural sports, and social events.
—Anthony V. MacK, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Finally, intramural sports scheduled for Thursday evening will go on.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 6 Mar. 2026
The other two types are subserosal (which protrudes on the outside of the uterus) and intramural (which grow within the muscle layer).
—Beth Krietsch, SELF, 2 Mar. 2026
Brotherhood activities, community service, intramural sports, and social events.
—Anthony V. MacK, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Finally, intramural sports scheduled for Thursday evening will go on.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for intramural
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“Intramural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intramural. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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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
Medical Definition
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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