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exo-

  1. a combining form meaning “outside,” “outer,” “external,” used in the formation of compound words:

    exocentric.



exo-

1

combining_form

  1. external, outside, or beyond

    exobiology

    exothermal

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


exo

2

/ ˈɛksəʊ /

adjective

  1. an informal word for excellent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

exo–

  1. A prefix that means “outside” or “external,” as in exoskeleton.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of exo-1

< Greek, combining form of éxō outside
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exo-1

from Greek exō outside
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Example Sentences

In the first season, the show relied on its judges’ star power to draw in an audience — namely Kris Wu, a Chinese Canadian singer and former member of the hit K-pop group EXO.

Instead, users can don the "exo" and go.

Chinese-born Wu, 33, was a former member of K-pop group EXO and returned to China in 2014, where he built a lucrative career.

From Reuters

On the breakaway Turkish Cypriot side of the island, in the village of Exo Metochi, or Düzova in Turkish, the radar is busy collecting images from below ground along a road squeezed between a two-story home and a fig orchard.

While members of high-profile groups such as EXO and Twice have gone public with their partners in recent years, the announcement remains unusual as top K-pop stars rarely reveal much of their private lives or thoughts.

From BBC

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