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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or result of extrinsicating or externalizing.
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We can obtain the effect of certain dramas by simply reading them; others need declamation and scenic display: some artistic intuitions, for their full extrinsication, need words, song, musical instruments, colours, statuary, architecture, actors; while others are beautiful and complete in a single delicate sweep of the pen, or with a few strokes of the pencil.
Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic Benedetto Croce 1909
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