exoteric
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səˈtɛr adjective
1.
suitable for or communicated to the general public.
2.
not belonging, limited, or pertaining to the inner or select circle, as of disciples or intimates.
3.
popular; simple; commonplace.
4.
pertaining to the outside; exterior; external.
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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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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Medical Dictionary
exoteric ex·o·ter·ic (ěk'sə-těr'ĭk)
adj.
Arising outside the organism; of external origin.
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