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    [Adjective]  | "ex*trin*sic" | \ ek-ˈstrin-zik \


    1: not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous

    2: originating from or on the outside; especially : originating outside a part and acting upon the part as a whole

    3: external


    Origin: 1613 ;

     French & Late Latin; French extrinsèque, from Late Latin extrinsecus, from Latin, adverb, from without; akin to Latin exter outward and to Latin sequi to follow {mat|exterior|}, ;

    [Noun]  | "extrinsic factor" 


    1: vitamin b12


    Origin: 1938 ;

    [Adjective]  | "extrinsic" 


    1: not being a vital part of or belonging to something;


      * e.g., " ... the fact that the ring belonged to your grandmother is extrinsic to its value to a jeweler "





     [ "Extrinsic" ]

    1: Lol I remember that dude from Holland. My best friend at that time, to bad I had to move to the USA MUHAHAHA >:) nice nickname btw, I finally know what it means.

      * e.g.,  ... I am Extrinsic! External, alien, foreign, unrelated, extraneous. 

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