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outside

 
 
/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ preposition (also US outside of)

Definition

NEAR not in a particular building or room, but near it: She waited outside his room for nearly two hours.
NOT IN not in: a flat just outside Blackpool You have to phone a different number outside office hours.
(Definition of outside preposition from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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