# extramural

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #95,957

## Definitions
1. Taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university or prison.
2. Describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution.

## Etymology
From Latin extramuralis, from extra (“outside”) + muralis (“of a wall”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/extramural