English Explanatory Dictionary

ab extra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. From outside.

Pronunciation

/æb ˈɛk.stɹə/

Word forms

ab extra

Etymology

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

Antonyms

ab intra
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