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Exoteric : adj : suitable for the general public; "writings of an exoteric
nature" [ant: esoteric]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Exoteric : \Ex`o*ter"ic\, Exoterical \Ex`o*ter"ic*al\a. [L.
exotericus, Gr. ? fr. ? out: cf. F. exot['e]rique. See Ex-]
External; public; suitable to be imparted to the public;
hence, capable of being readily or fully comprehended; --
opposed to esoteric, or secret.
The foppery of an exoteric and esoteric doctrine. --De
Quincey.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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