| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ex·trin·sic |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   k-strn sk, -zk |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Not forming an essential or inherent part of a thing; extraneous. 2. Originating from the outside; external. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin extr nsecus, from outside : exter, outside; see exterior + -im, adv. suff. + secus, alongside; see sekw-1 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | ex·trinsi·cal·ly —ADVERB
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