Parenting & Family

Extracurricular

ˌekstrəkəˈrɪkjələr

noun

What does Extracurricular mean?

Activities outside school classes.

Example sentence

"Soccer and piano are her extracurriculars."

American usage tip

Important for college applications later.

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