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extracurricular
[ ek-struh-kuh-rik-yuh-ler ]
adjective
- outside the regular curriculum or program of courses:
football, orchestra, and other extracurricular activities.
- outside one's regular work, responsibilities, or routine.
- Informal. outside the conventional bounds of propriety or ethics:
Does his wife know he has an extracurricular girlfriend?
extracurricular
/ ˌɛkstrəkəˈrɪkjʊlə /
adjective
- taking place outside the normal school timetable
extracurricular activities
- beyond the regular duties, schedule, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of extracurricular1
Example Sentences
Unified, the nation’s second largest school district, has not changed its policies or practices related to a wide range of extracurricular school-based clubs.
The ferocious flames that tore through the foothill community of Altadena and the coastal enclave of Pacific Palisades have upended their lives, with homes lost, schooling disrupted, extracurricular activities canceled and close-knit school communities scattered.
Schools pile on homework, extracurricular activities consume evenings, and social media bombards us with comparisons to seemingly perfect families.
The victims said the abuse happened in classrooms, dormitories, sports facilities, and at musical and other extracurricular activities.
Lohrey said three factors are driving the increase in spending among Los Angeles families: the rising cost of goods, additional spending for extracurricular activities and a willingness to splurge on must-have brands.
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