EXOGENIC

exogenous, exogenic

(adjective) derived or originating externally

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

exogenic (comparative more exogenic, superlative most exogenic)

(geology) Originating on or above the surface of the earth; exogenetic.

Existing or arising outside of a system

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 June 2025

SQUARE

(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”


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Coffee Trivia

Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

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