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External

Ih-KSTUR-nuhl

/ɪˈkstɜːrnʌl/

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external

Dictionary meaning

Happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface.

Examples

  • The external auditory canal.
  • External composure.

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Ephemeral

ih-FEM-er-ul

Mellifluous

muh-LIF-loo-us

Perspicacious

pur-spi-KAY-shus

Obsequious

uhb-SEE-kwee-us

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