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extra-curricular

extra-curricular is the alternative form of extracurricular.

Meaning of extracurricular

Adjective

extracurricular (not comparable)

  1. Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment.
    • The students enjoy a number of extracurricular activities at weekends.
  2. Similarly outside of the normal duties of a job or profession.
  3. (informal) Extramarital.

See all 6 meanings of extracurricular

Questions about extra-curricular

What is extra-curricular the alternative form of?
Extra-curricular is the alternative form of extracurricular.

Words near extra-curricular in the dictionary

  1. extra-articularly
  2. extra-atmospheric
  3. extra-biblical
  4. extra-conjugal
  5. extra-contractual
  6. extra-curricular
  7. extra-duty
  8. extra-factual
  9. extra-innings
  10. extra-Italian
  11. extra-label

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Adapted from Wiktionary: extra-curricular (page history and authors); extracurricular (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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