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extrinsic

ex.trin.sic \ek-'strin-zik, -'strin(t)-sik\ \-zi-k(*-)le-, -si-\ aj [F & 
   LL; F extrinse'que fr. LL extrinsecus, fr. L, adv., from with]out; akin to 
   L exter outward and to L sequi to follow 1a: not forming part of or 
   belonging to a thing : EXTRANEOUS  1b: originating from or on the outside; 
   specif : originating outsi de a part and acting upon the part as a whole 2: 
   EXTERNAL xternal to a thing, its essential nature, or its original 
   character. EXTRINSIC applies to what is distinctly outside the thing in 
   question or is not contained in or derived from its essential nature; 
   EXTRANEOUS applies to what is on or comes from the outside and may or may 
   not be capable of becoming an essential part; FOREIGN applies to what is so 
   different as to be rejected or repelled or, if admitted, to be incapable of 
   becoming identified or assimilated by the thing in question; ALIEN is 
   stronger than FOREIGN in suggesting opposition, repugnance, or 
   irreconcilability - ex.trin.si.cal.ly av SYN syn EXTRINSIC, EXTRANEOUS, 
   FOREIGN, ALIEN mean e