ab extra
From outsideFrom outside.
/æb ˈɛk.stɹə/
Meaning
1 sensesFrom outside.
Sometimes I wonder if this country is being controlled ab extra.
Origin
First attested in the mid 17th century. Learned borrowing from Latin ab extra (literally “First attested in the mid 17th century. Learned borrowing from Latin ab extra (literally “from outside”) From Late Latin ab (“from”) extra (“outside”).
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