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Outer

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out⋅er

  [ou-ter]
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–adjective
1. situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior: outer garments; an outer wall.
2. situated farther out or farther from the center: the outer reaches of space.
3. of or pertaining to the external world.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see out, -er 4

Related forms:
out⋅er⋅ness, noun
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out·er   (ou'tər)   
adj.  

  1. Located on the outside; external.

  2. Farther than another from the center or middle.

  3. Relating to the body or its appearance rather than the mind or spirit.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

outer 
c.1386, comparative of out (on analogy of inner), replacing by 18c. forms descended from O.E. uttera (comp. of O.E. ut "out") which developed into utter and was no longer felt as connected with out. Outer space first attested 1901 in writings of H.G. Wells.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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