ab extra

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Etymology

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First attested in the mid 17th century. Learned borrowing from Latin ab extra (literally from outside) From Late Latin ab (from) extra (outside).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ab extra

  1. (law) From outside. [from mid 17th c.][1]
    Sometimes I wonder if this country is being controlled ab extra.

Antonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “ab extra”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
  • 1999, Ed. Jennifer Speake, The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:
  • ab extra”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.