ab extra
English
Etymology
First attested in the mid 17th century. Learned borrowing from Latin ab extra (literally “from outside”) From Late Latin ab (“from”) extra (“outside”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /æb ˈɛk.stɹə/
Adverb
ab extra
- (law) From outside. [Mid 17th century.][1]
- Sometimes I wonder if this country is being controlled ab extra.
Antonyms
- ab intra
References
- “ab extra” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
- 1999, Ed. Jennifer Speake, The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
- “ab extra” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.