ex·te·ri·or·i·ty

[ik-steer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-]
noun, plural ex·te·ri·or·i·ties.
1.
the state or fact of being exterior.
2.
something exterior.

Origin:
1605–15; exterior + -ity

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