Exoteric

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exoteric \Ex`o*ter"ic\, Exoterical \Ex`o*ter"ic*al\a. [L.
     exotericus, Gr. ? fr. ? out: cf. F. exot['e]rique. See {Ex}-]
     External; public; suitable to be imparted to the public;
     hence, capable of being readily or fully comprehended; --
     opposed to {esoteric}, or secret.
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           The foppery of an exoteric and esoteric doctrine. --De
                                                    Quincey.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  exoteric
       adj : suitable for the general public; "writings of an exoteric
             nature" [ant: {esoteric}]