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extra-foraneous, a.|ˌɛkstrəfəˈreɪnɪəs| [f. extra- prefix + med.L. forāne-us (f. foris door) + -ous. After the analogy of L. circumforāneus, f. circum around + forum the forum.] Out-door.
1781Cowper Let. 2 Apr., A variety of extra-foraneous occupations..make it difficult for me to find opportunities of writing. 1788― Wks. (1876) 288 We live near to each other and while the Hall is empty are each other's only extraforaneous comfort. 1830Macgillivray Withering's Brit. Plants Pref., A compendious description of our native plants..neither too bulky for extra-foraneous use, nor too expensive. 1891J. P. Sheldon in Times 17 Mar., All extraforaneous animals took no harm whatever. |