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exterior

English

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Etymology

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From Latin exterior

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Adjective

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exterior (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
    the exterior part of a sphere
  2. Being from outside a country; foreign.
    the exterior relations of a state or kingdom
  3. Outdoor.

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Translations

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being from outside a country — see foreign
external — see external
outer — see outer
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Noun

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exterior (plural exteriors)

  1. The outside part, parts or surface of something.
    The sticker was attached to the exterior of the package
    • 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 31:
      Before dissecting a shark to see how it manages to function so effectively, let us first examine its exterior.
    • 2014 October 21, Oliver Brown, “Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years – sport afforded no protection against his tragic fallibilities: Bladerunner's punishment for killing Reeva Steenkamp is but a frippery when set against the burden that her bereft parents, June and Barry, must carry [print version: No room for sentimentality in this tragedy, 13 September 2014, p. S22]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Sport)‎[1]:
      [I]n the 575 days since [Oscar] Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, there has been an unseemly scramble to construct revisionist histories, to identify evidence beneath that placid exterior of a pugnacious, hair-trigger personality.
    Antonyms: inside, interior
  2. Foreign lands.
    She is our new minister of the exterior
    Antonym: interior

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin exteriōrem.

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Adjective

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exterior m or f (masculine and feminine plural exteriors)

  1. exterior (relating to the outside parts or surface of something)
    Antonym: interior
  2. exterior, foreign
    Synonym: estranger
    Antonym: interior

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Noun

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exterior m (plural exteriors)

  1. exterior (the outside part, parts or surface of something)
    Antonym: interior
  2. the exterior (foreign lands)
    Synonym: estranger
    Antonym: interior

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Latin

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Adjective

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exterior (neuter exterius); third declension

  1. comparative degree of exter; outward, outer, exterior

Declension

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Third-declension comparative adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative exterior exterius exteriōrēs exteriōra
Genitive exteriōris exteriōrum
Dative exteriōrī exteriōribus
Accusative exteriōrem exterius exteriōrēs exteriōra
Ablative exteriōre exteriōribus
Vocative exterior exterius exteriōrēs exteriōra

Descendants

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References

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  • “exterior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “exterior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • exterior in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • exterior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin exterior.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.te.ɾiˈoʁ/ [is.te.ɾɪˈoh], (faster pronunciation) /is.teˈɾjoʁ/ [is.teˈɾjoh], /es.te.ɾiˈoʁ/ [es.te.ɾɪˈoh], (faster pronunciation) /es.teˈɾjoʁ/ [es.teˈɾjoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.te.ɾiˈoɾ/ [is.te.ɾɪˈoɾ], (faster pronunciation) /is.teˈɾjoɾ/, /es.te.ɾiˈoɾ/ [es.te.ɾɪˈoɾ], (faster pronunciation) /es.teˈɾjoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.te.ɾiˈoʁ/ [iʃ.te.ɾɪˈoχ], (faster pronunciation) /iʃ.teˈɾjoʁ/ [iʃ.teˈɾjoχ], /eʃ.te.ɾiˈoʁ/ [eʃ.te.ɾɪˈoχ], (faster pronunciation) /eʃ.teˈɾjoʁ/ [eʃ.teˈɾjoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.te.ɾiˈoɻ/ [es.te.ɾɪˈoɻ], (faster pronunciation) /es.teˈɾjoɻ/
 

  • Hyphenation: ex‧te‧ri‧or

Adjective

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exterior m or f (plural exteriores)

  1. exterior (located in the outside)
    Antonym: interior
    A parte exterior do carro.
    The outside of the car.
  2. foreign (relating to foreign countries)
    Qual é a política exterior do Brazil?
    What is Brazil’s foreign policy?
  3. (formal) outwith; not encompassed by; not related to or covered by
    Este conteúdo é exterior à ementa deste curso.
    This topic is outwith the syllabus of this course.

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Noun

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exterior m (plural exteriores)

  1. outside (outer surface)
    Antonym: interior
    Contratamos um pintor para pintar apenas o exterior da casa, o interior pintaremos nós mesmo.
    We hired a painter to paint the outside of the house; we will paint the inside ourselves.
  2. outside (the space beyond some limit or boundary)
    Não deixe nada no exterior deste círculo.
    Don’t leave anything outside this circle.

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exterior m (uncountable)

  1. exterior; territory of foreign countries
    Synonym: estrangeiro
    Ela mora no exterior desde criança.
    She has lived abroad since she was a child.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French extérieur and Latin exterior.

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Noun

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exterior n (plural exterioare)

  1. exterior

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Declension of exterior
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) exterior exteriorul (niște) exterioare exterioarele
genitive/dative (unui) exterior exteriorului (unor) exterioare exterioarelor
vocative exteriorule exterioarelor

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exterior m or n (feminine singular exterioară, masculine plural exteriori, feminine and neuter plural exterioare)

  1. external, outer

Declension

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Declension of exterior
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite exterior exterioară exteriori exterioare
definite exteriorul exterioara exteriorii exterioarele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite exterior exterioare exteriori exterioare
definite exteriorului exterioarei exteriorilor exterioarelor

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Etymology

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From Latin exterior.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eɡsteˈɾjoɾ/ [eɣ̞s.t̪eˈɾjoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: ex‧te‧rior

Adjective

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exterior m or f (masculine and feminine plural exteriores)

  1. external, outer
    Antonym: interior

Noun

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exterior m (plural exteriores)

  1. outside
    Antonym: interior
  2. abroad

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