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external - outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion" |
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characteristic,
feature a distinguishing quality
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external - happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; "the external auditory canal"; "external pressures" |
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internal happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"
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outside originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"; "outside interests"; "an outside job"
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position,
spatial relation the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
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outer being on or toward the outside of the body; "the outer ear"
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outside originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"; "outside interests"; "an outside job"
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external - coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups" |
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extraneous,
outside |
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extrinsic not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid"
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external - from or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help" |
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international |
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foreign relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"
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external - purely outward or superficial; "external composure"; "an external concern for reputation"- A.R.Gurney,Jr. |
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outward relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind; "a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections"
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