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1. (adj.) extraneous
introduced or coming from without; not forming an essential or proper part:
extraneous substances in our water.
2. extraneous
not pertinent; irrelevant:
an extraneous remark.
Etymology: (1630–40; < L extrāneus external, foreign <extr(a)- extra -)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
"an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
2. (adj) extraneous
not essential
"the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"
3. (adj) extraneous, foreign
not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
"water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"
4. (adj) external, extraneous, outside
coming from the outside
"extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"
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1. (adj) extraneous
not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter
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