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external (adj.)

early 15c., "overt;" by 1590s as "situated or lying outside," from Latin externus "outside, outward" (from exterus; see exterior) + -al (1). This version won out over exterial. Related: Externally.

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exterior (adj.)

"situated or being outside, pertaining to or connected with that which is outside," 1520s, from Latin exterior "outward, outer, exterior," comparative of exterus "on the outside, outward, outer, of another country, foreign," itself a comparative of ex "out of" (see ex-). As a noun, "outer surface or aspect" from 1590s.

-al (1)
suffix forming adjectives from nouns or other adjectives, "of, like, related to, pertaining to," Middle English -al, -el, from French or directly from Latin -alis (see -al (2)).

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Definitions of external
1
external (adj.)
from or between other countries;
external commerce
Synonyms: international / outside
external (adj.)
happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface;
external pressures
the external auditory canal
external (adj.)
coming from the outside;
Synonyms: extraneous / outside
external (adj.)
purely outward or superficial; "an external concern for reputation"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.;
external composure
2
external (n.)
outward features;
he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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