extracurriculum
extracurriculum noun: the activities and groups, clubs, and societies that are sponsored or regulated by an educational institution but which are not part of the academic curriculum.
Noun
extracurriculum (plural extracurricula or extracurriculums)
- The activities and groups, clubs, and societies that are sponsored or regulated by an educational institution but which are not part of the academic curriculum.
- In their extracurriculums the outstanding schools are distinguished by the following practices:1933, Francis Trow Spaulding, Orie Isaac Frederick, Leonard V. Koos, The Reorganization of Secondary Education: In Three Parts, page 285
- A theme of rugged individualism on the part of college students running their own extracurricula pervades the period before the NCAA was born.1990, Ronald A. Smith, Sports and Freedom: The Rise of Big-Time College Athletics, →ISBN, page 134
- Synonyms:
- cocurriculum
Examples of extracurriculum in a sentence
- First there was the era of the church-dominated college with its unity of curriculum and extracurriculum, with its cohesive, self-contained life.1997, John Seiler Brubacher, Willis Rudy, Higher Education in Transition, →ISBN:
- Because the extracurriculum was outside of the official curriculum, it was also outside of the control of faculty and college officials, who often found themselves in serious conflicts with students.2011, Barbara J. Bank, Gender and Higher Education, →ISBN, page 267:
Synonyms of extracurriculum
Forms of extracurriculum
| plural | extracurricula |
|---|---|
| plural | extracurriculums |
Origin of extracurriculum
From extra- + curriculum, possibly as a back-formation from extracurricular.
Questions about extracurriculum
- What does extracurriculum mean?
- Extracurriculum means the activities and groups, clubs, and societies that are sponsored or regulated by an educational institution but which are not part of the academic curriculum.
- How do you use extracurriculum in a sentence?
- First there was the era of the church-dominated college with its unity of curriculum and extracurriculum, with its cohesive, self-contained life.
- What part of speech is extracurriculum?
- Extracurriculum is a noun.
- What is the plural of extracurriculum?
- The plural of extracurriculum is extracurricula.
Words near extracurriculum in the dictionary
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