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extrinsic

/ekstˈɹɪnsɪk/ek-STRIN-sik
/ɛkstˈɹɪnsɪk/ek-STRIN-sik

Meaningfrom without

Common meaning: coming from outside

Journey through time

  1. Latinextrinsecus‘from without’source
  2. Middle Frenchmeaning shiftsfrom without → externalextrinseque‘external’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsexternal → coming from outsideextrinsic‘coming from outside’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin extrinsecus ‘from without’.

Roots

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