ex´o|ter´i|cal|ly

ex´o|ter´i|cal|ly
ex|o|ter|ic «EHK suh TEHR ihk», adjective.
1. that can be understood by the general public.
2. not belonging or restricted to an inner circle of disciples or scholars.
3. popular; well-known; commonplace: »

Nowadays cheeses must be produced for large numbers of townsfolk and in these circumstances must be necessarily exoteric in flavour, not for the gourmet (J. A. Barnett).

[< Latin exōtericus < Greek exōterikós < exōtérō, comparative of éxō outside < ex out of]
ex´o|ter´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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