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Outer Adjective Bre ˈaʊtə(R ˈaʊtər Layers Skin I

Word outer
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈaʊtə(r) / NAmE / ˈaʊtər /
Example
  • the outer layers of the skin
  • i walked along the outer edge of the track.
  • the outer suburbs of the city
  • outer london/mongolia
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outer

(adjective)BrE / ˈaʊtə(r) / NAmE / ˈaʊtər /
  1. on the outside of something
    • synonym external
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/external
    • the outer layers of the skin
  2. furthest from the inside or centre of something
    • I walked along the outer edge of the track.
    • the outer suburbs of the city
    • Outer London/Mongolia
    • to explore the outer (= most extreme) limits of human experience

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from out + -er, replacing earlier utter in its obsolete sense ‘outer’.
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