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EXOTERIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does exoteric mean?
• EXOTERIC (adjective)
The adjective EXOTERIC has 1 sense:
1. suitable for the general public
Familiarity information: EXOTERIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Suitable for the general public
Context example:
writings of an exoteric nature
Also:
public (not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole)
Antonym:
esoteric (confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle)
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