intermural
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2ADJ.
larger, multiple
INTERMURAL + NOUN
burials, graveyard, yard
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adj
Between walls; enclosed by walls.
Turn from this picture to a vault or intermural yard, to the black mould, the coarse , rank, poisonous grass and nettles, the decayed monuments, and the dark shadows of the dismal walls, where the sunshine never sleeps, but where death and gloom ever dwell together.
This intermural graveyard was attached to the Church of St. Mary-le-Strand, and has been closed for many years.
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.
In some cases, when I have removed the uterine appendages for intermural fibroid tumours, I have found colloid degeneration of the ovary, and in other cases of intermural fibroid there was no colloid degeneration.
Local to an exhibit or exhibition.
Mr. W. E. Baker, the electrical egineer who designed, built, and operated the intermural road, replied "that the power stations should be so placed that the current of electricity would be transmitted five miles only, the loss being proportional to the distance – thus there would be two power houses, five miles from the ends of the route, transmitting currents two ways; that the intermural motor cars had four parallel axles to each, of which 150 h.p. was attached, or 600 h.p. in all – the cost of these motor cars each was $10,000 for the electrical application – and that the same power would be required for the proposed trains.
The plants in the wild flower garden near the Agriculture building are making good growth and should attract much attention throughout the season. Get off at station 10 on the intermural railroad for the Horticulture building.
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.
In addition, as you know, environmental tobacco smoke in studies both sponsored by the National Cancer Institute as well as intermural studies, have shown that this contributes to lung cancer, both primarily in women, but in both sexes.
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.
Since sports are so ingrained in the fabric of the public schools, it may not be realistic to expect educators to allow some other organization to plan and administer all intermural competition.
noun
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.
They were then very surprised when they found out that, as students at a school for the deaf, they were not able to play in the prefectural intermurals against other schools.
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 .
In addition to these intermurals, a girls' basketball program teaches the fundamentals of the sport.
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.
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6Turn from this picture to a vault or intermural yard, to the black mould, the coarse , rank, poisonous grass and nettles, the decayed monuments, and the dark shadows of the dismal walls, where the sun
WiktionaryThis intermural graveyard was attached to the Church of St. Mary-le-Strand, and has been closed for many years.
WiktionaryThese buildings feature larger numbers of intermural burials and multiple rebuild phases that have been referred to as “history houses,” domestic buildings in which Çatalhöyük people actively accumula
WiktionaryThe 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.
WiktionaryThey were then very surprised when they found out that, as students at a school for the deaf, they were not able to play in the prefectural intermurals against other schools.
WiktionaryIntermurals and club sports are also a big part of campus life.
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