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external
adjective
located
,
happening
,
or
on
the
outside
surface
of
something
•
The
doctor
cleaned
the
external
wound
on
the
boy
’
s
knee
.
The
doctor
cleaned
the
external
wound
on
the
boy
’
s
knee
.
•
We
repainted
the
external
walls
of
our
house
a
cheerful
yellow
.
We
repainted
the
external
walls
of
our
house
a
cheerful
yellow
.
From
Latin
externus
“
outside
,
foreign
,”
from
exter
“
outward
”
+
-nus
.
adjective
coming
from
or
relating
to
outside
a
particular
place
,
organization
,
or
system
•
The
company
hired
an
external
consultant
to
review
its
strategy
.
The
company
hired
an
external
consultant
to
review
its
strategy
.
•
All
external
emails
are
scanned
for
viruses
before
reaching
employees
.
All
external
emails
are
scanned
for
viruses
before
reaching
employees
.
Developed
from
the
idea
of
something
‘
outside
’
an
entity
,
first
recorded
in
organizational
contexts
in
the
1800s
.
noun
the
outside
part
or
appearance
of
something
rather
than
its
inner
nature
•
You
should
not
judge
a
person
by
their
external
alone
.
You
should
not
judge
a
person
by
their
external
alone
.
•
The
building
’
s
plain
external
hides
a
beautifully
decorated
interior
.
The
building
’
s
plain
external
hides
a
beautifully
decorated
interior
.
Use
as
a
noun
dates
from
the
early
1600s
,
originally
meaning
simply
“
the
outside
.”