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”).

  1. borrowed from ab

Definitions

  1. From outside.

    • Sometimes I wonder if this country is being controlled ab extra.

The neighborhood

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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