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Topic: COLLEGE

Date: 1800-1900
Language: Latin
Origin: extra muros 'outside the walls'

extramural

 adjective
     
ex‧tra‧mu‧ral [only before noun]
1 relating to a place or organization but happening or done outside it:
extramural activities
2 especially British EnglishSEC extramural courses are for people who are not full-time students
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