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ab extra

UK/æb ˈɛk.stɹə/

ab extra adverb: from outside.

Adverb

ab extra

  1. From outside.
    • Sometimes I wonder if this country is being controlled ab extra.

ab extra meaning in Tamil and Urdu

ab extra in Tamil

வெளியிலிருந்து

ab extra in Urdu

فالتو, اضافی, خارج

Antonyms of ab extra

Origin of ab extra

First attested in the mid 17th century. Learned borrowing from Latin ab extra (literally “from outside”) From Late Latin ab (“from”) extra (“outside”).

Questions about ab extra

What does ab extra mean?
Ab extra means from outside.
What is ab extra in Tamil?
Ab extra in Tamil is வெளியிலிருந்து. See Ab extra meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ab extra?
Ab extra is an adverb.
How do you pronounce ab extra?
Ab extra is pronounced /æb ˈɛk.stɹə/ (UK).

Words near ab extra in the dictionary

  1. ab absurdo
  2. ab aeterno
  3. Ab Beth Din
  4. ab crack
  5. ab cracks
  6. ab extra
  7. Ab Fab
  8. ab inconvenienti
  9. ab init
  10. ab initio
  11. ab intestato

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ab extra (page history and authors); ab extra (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ab extra (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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