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extracurricular

/ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tracur-ric-u-lar
IPA
/ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment.

adj

Similarly outside of the normal duties of a job or profession.

adj

Extramarital.

Informal

noun

An activity outside the normal academic curriculum.

noun

An activity beyond official duties of a job or profession.

Informal

noun

An extramarital affair.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English curricular English extracurricular From extra- + curricular.

Usage

Inflected Forms

extra-curricular (alternative) extracurriculars (plural)

Derived Forms

extracurricularly sextracurricular

Synonyms

adulterous extramarital

Rhymes With

particular perpendicular vehicular testicular curricular ventricular follicular articular lenticular funicular reticular vesicular

Questions

How do you pronounce extracurricular?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/.
What does extracurricular mean?
Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment.
Where does extracurricular come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English curricular English extracurricular From extra- + curricular.

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