Both Uses of
external
in
Childhood's End
- It was not even certain that they were vertebrates: their hard, external armour might well be their only supporting framework.†
Chpt 7 *
- And even when the external world has granted all it can, there still remain the searchings of the mind and the longings of the heart.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(external) outsidein various senses, including:
- coming from or existing outside a place, organization or thing -- as in "external trade"
- forming or relating to an outside boundary -- as in "external walls"
- on the surface or superficial as contrasted to something that is deep or complete -- as in "external appearances"