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{
"term": "outer",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "on the outside of something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the **outer layers** of the skin"
},
{
"text": "While the chassis is made of steel, the outer shell is plastic."
},
{
"text": "The attackers began to enter through the outer walls."
},
{
"text": "The stair winds up between the **inner and outer** walls of the house."
}
],
"synonyms": "external"
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "furthest from the inside or centre of something",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I walked along the outer edge of the track."
},
{
"text": "the outer suburbs of the city"
},
{
"text": "Outer London/Mongolia"
},
{
"text": "to explore the outer *(= most extreme)* limits of human experience"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtə(r)/",
"audio": "ou/outer/outer__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtər/",
"audio": "ou/outer/outer__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from out + -er, replacing earlier utter in its obsolete sense ‘outer’."
}