exo'tericism
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exoteric (ˌɛksəʊˈtɛrɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | intelligible to or intended for more than a select or initiated minority: an exoteric account of a philosophical doctrine |
| 2. | external; exterior |
| [C17: from Latin exōtericus external, from Greek exōterikos, from exōterō further outside; see | |
| exo'terically | |
| —adv | |
| exo'tericism | |
| —n | |
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Exo'tericism
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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