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external Definition

• (a) happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; "the external auditory canal"; "external pressures"
• (n) outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion"
• (s) coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"
• (s) from or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help"
• (s) purely outward or superficial; "external composure"; "an external concern for reputation"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.

external Synonyms

• external
• extraneous
• international
• outside
• outside(a)