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1
not being a vital part of or belonging to something
- the defendant's socioeconomic status must be regarded as entirely external to his guilt or innocence
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2
situated on the outside or farther out
- the external chambers of the ancient tomb gave little indication of the magnificence of the innermost chamber
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The first known use of external was in 1542
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