🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

il mondo esterno

Pronunciation / Transliteration: il ˈmondo esˈtɛrno

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Outside world/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd wɜːld/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il monastero era isolato dal resto del mondo esterno."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Society in general, considered as distinct from a particular enclosed place, group, or isolated experience.

    "After spending years in prison, he found it overwhelming to adjust to the outside world again."
  2. 2

    The external environment or ordinary reality outside of a specialized institution, sanctuary, or subculture.

    "The research station in Antarctica is completely cut off from the outside world during the harsh winter months."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of Middle English 'oute' (outer, external) and 'side' (boundary, part), coupled with Old English 'woruld' (human existence, the earth). The compound phrase solidified in modern vernacular to denote society or reality existing beyond a specific enclosed, isolated, or restricted environment.

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