Sekirov Dictionary

intermural

/ˌɪntɚˈmjuːɹəl/

adjective 6
noun 3
forms 1

adjective6

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Between walls; enclosed by walls.
- This intermural graveyard was attached to the Church of St. Mary-le-Strand, and has been closed for many years. — 1911
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Involving competition between institutions, especially sports competitions.
- All recreational agencies must decide whether their own controlled program of activities shall be conducted on an intermural or intramural basis. — 1963
Local to an exhibit or exhibition.
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In house; internal to an organization.
- During the past 5 or 6 years, on the other hand, intermural research has tended to produce more publishable information. — 1988
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Occurring within the walls or boundaries of an organ or other biological structure.
- In Favosites and allied genera, the maximum size of the corallites is soon reached, and the expansion of the coral is mainly derived from intermural growth. — 1892
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Originating as street art but being curated and displayed in a gallery or museum.
- What is key to intermural art is thus its liminal position between inside and out. — 2020

noun3

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A (usually sport) competition between teams from separate organizations.
- The fellows worked hard in the Intermurals under Joe Jackson's leadership, but the loss of some good men at the wrong time hurt. The Club ended the year in third place. — 1944
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A competition between teams from within the same organization.
- Theoretically each team is supposed to fight as hard as possible for its side in the congressional intermurals . — 1967
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An intermural yard; a walled garden.
- The back wall of the workshop was taken up by a glass door, and behind it lay a small stone-paved garden, one of the tiny and fortuitous intermurals whose charm is London's secret. — 1993

forms

intermurals

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