EXTERNAL

• (noun) outward features

  "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion"

• (adj.) happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface

  "the external auditory canal", "external pressures"

• (adj.) purely outward or superficial

  "external composure", "an external concern for reputation"

• (adj.) from or between other countries

  "external commerce", "international trade", "developing nations need outside help"

  synonyms : international , outside

• (adj.) coming from the outside

  "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph", "relying upon an extraneous income", "disdaining outside pressure groups"

  synonyms : extraneous , outside

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