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  1. 1. a. Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surface of a body. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate from the perceiving mind. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as distinguished from mental or moral. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial. Source: opted
  5. 5. a. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations; as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom. Source: opted
  6. 6. a. Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. Something external or without; outward part; that which makes a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; -- usually in the plural. Source: opted
  8. 8. adj. happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface Source: wordnet
  9. 9. adj. coming from the outside Source: wordnet
  10. 10. adj. from or between other countries Source: wordnet
  11. 11. adj. purely outward or superficial Source: wordnet
  12. 12. n. outward features Source: wordnet

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