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outer

[ou-ter] Origin

out·er

[ou-ter]
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; Middle English; see out, -er4

out·er·ness, noun
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Outer is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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outer (ˈaʊtə)
 
adj
1.  being or located on the outside; external
2.  further from the middle or central part
 
n
3.  archery
 a.  the white outermost ring on a target
 b.  a shot that hits this ring
4.  (Austral) the unsheltered part of the spectator area at a sports ground
5.  informal (Austral), (NZ) on the outer excluded or neglected

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Word Origin & History

outer
late 14c., 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.
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