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Word: External
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin exter ‘outer’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈstəːnl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈstəːnl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something
Short Definition:belonging to or forming outside
Examples:- the external walls
Definition:
coming or derived from a source outside the subject affected
Short Definition:coming or derived from outside source
Examples:- for many the Church was a symbol of external authority
- the child learns to form conceptions of the external world
Word: External
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈstəːnl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈstəːnl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the outward features of something
Short Definition:outward features
Examples:- the place has all the appropriate externals, such as chimneys choked with ivy
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