ab extra
adv/æb ˈɛk.stɹə/UK
Etymology
First attested in the mid 17th century. Learned borrowing from Latin ab extra (literally “from outside”) From Late Latin ab (“from”) extra (“outside”).
- borrowed from ab
Definitions
From outside.
- Sometimes I wonder if this country is being controlled ab extra.
The neighborhood
- antonymab intra
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for ab extra. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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