external+reality

  • 1external — [ek stʉr′nəl, ikstʉr′nəl] adj. [ME < L externus, outward, external < exter, exterus, on the outside, compar. form < ex, out of (see EX 1) + AL] 1. on or having to do with the outside; outer; exterior 2. on, or for use on, the outside of… …

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  • 2reality — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sad, sobering, unfortunate, unpleasant ▪ We were faced with the unpleasant reality of having nowhere to live. ▪ bitter, brutal, cold …

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  • 3external — On the outside or farther from the center; often incorrectly used to mean lateral. SYN: externus [TA]. [L. externus] * * * ex·ter·nal ek stərn əl adj 1) capable of being perceived outwardly: BODILY <external signs of a disease> 2 a)… …

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  • 4external — I. adjective Etymology: Latin externus external, from exter more at exterior Date: 1542 1. a. capable of being perceived outwardly < external signs of a disease > b. (1) having merely the outward appearance of something ; superficia …

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  • 5Reality — Reality, in everyday usage, means the state of things as they actually exist . [Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English, Oxford University Press, 2005 (Full entry for reality : reality • noun (pl. realities) 1 the state of things as&#8230; …

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  • 6Reality Therapy — is a particular approach in psychotherapy and counseling. It has primarily been developed by the psychiatrist Dr. William Glasser since the mid 1960 s. Reality Therapy is based on a concept called Choice Theory (originally called control theory) …

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  • 7Reality hacking — is an artistic practice which emerges from the intersection of hacking and hacker culture, contemporary art, activism, and net culture. Reality hacking takes as its basis a broad, phenomenological point of view of the world, and considers (often&#8230; …

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  • 8Reality tunnel — is a term coined by Timothy Leary and popularised by Robert Anton Wilson. The theory states that, with a subconscious set of mental filters formed from their beliefs and experiences, every individual interprets this same world differently, hence&#8230; …

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  • 9Reality Check (organization) — Reality Check is a youth based, adult mentored [ [http://www.tricountycessation.org/contactus.html Contact Us ,] Tri County Cessation Center. Retrieved 12/17/07. Note: Look under Reality Check . ] statewide youth program operated by the New York&#8230; …

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  • 10Reality-based community — is a popular term among liberal political commentators in the United States. In the fall of 2004, the phrase proud member of the reality based community, was first used to suggest the commentator s opinions are based more on observation than&#8230; …

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