Meanings
comparative more intramural · superlative most intramural
- Within the walls; within one institution, particularly a school.
Intramural sports involve teams that are all within the same school.
- Within the substance of the walls of an organ.
intramural pregnancy
plural intramurals
- A (usually sports) competition between teams belonging to the same school.
Synonyms & antonyms
antonym(s) of “inside the walls”
adjectivecarried on within the bounds of an institution or community
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinintramuralis
- Englishintramural
From Latin intramuralis, from intra (“within”) + muralis (“of a wall”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French interne
- internewithin the substance of the walls of an organ
German intramural
- intramuralwithin the substance of the walls of an organ
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with intramural
Cite this entry
intramural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intramural
“intramural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intramural. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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