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The definition of external
10 Definitions of: external
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- adjective, of, situated on, or suitable for the outside; outer
- adjective, coming or acting from without
- adjective, of or involving foreign nations; foreign
- adjective, of, relating to, or designating a medicine that is applied to the outside of the body
- adjective, anatomy situated on or near the outside of the body
- adjective, education denoting assessment by examiners who are not employed at the candidate's place of study
- adjective, (of a student) studying a university subject extramurally
- adjective, philosophy (of objects, etc) taken to exist independently of a perceiving mind
- noun, an external circumstance or aspect, esp one that is superficial or inessential
- noun, a student taking an extramural subject
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| Synonyms: | international, extraneous, outer, outside, surface, apparent, visible, outward, exterior, superficial | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | internal, domestic, inside |
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