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   extraneous

   /ɪkˈstreɪnɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with: "one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material" Similar irrelevantimmaterialbeside the pointnot to the pointneither here nor therenothing to do with itnot pertinentnot germanenot to the purposeoff the subjectunrelatedunconnectedinappositeinappropriateinapplicableinconsequentialincidentalpointlessout of placewide of the markperipheraltangentialOpposite material
   • 2. of external origin: "when the transmitter pack is turned off no extraneous noise is heard" Similar externaloutsideexteriorextrinsicoutwardadventitiousalienforeignOpposite intrinsic
   • ▪ separate from the object to which it is attached: "other insects attach extraneous objects or material to themselves"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin extraneus+ -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. extraneously adverb
   • 2. extraneousness noun

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   What does extra mean in Latin?

   • In Latin, extra means outside, as in extraordinary "outside the ordinary," or extraterrestrial 'coming from outside earth.' (Bonus points––ding! ding!––if you knew that terra is Latin for "earth.") The meaning of extraneous also extends to more abstract things that come from the outside: extraneous details are ones that don't matter. "Extraneous."

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   What does extraneous mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! EXTRANEOUS definition: 1. not directly connected with or related to something: 2. not directly connected with or related…. Learn more.

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   What is the difference between extrinsic and extraneous?

   • extrinsic applies to what is distinctly outside the thing in question or is not contained in or derived from its essential nature. extraneous applies to what is on or comes from the outside and may or may not be capable of becoming an essential part.

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   What is the difference between extraneous and foreign?

   • extraneous applies to what is on or comes from the outside and may or may not be capable of becoming an essential part. foreign applies to what is so different as to be rejected or repelled or to be incapable of becoming assimilated. alien is stronger than foreign in suggesting opposition, repugnance, or irreconcilability.

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   Should we bring in extraneous things?

   • Extraneous things are not relevant or essential to the situation you are involved in or the subject you are talking about. We ought not to bring in extraneous matters in trying to find a basis for a settlement. I can choose to ignore these extraneous thoughts or certainly choose not to act on them. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does extrinsic mean?

   • extrinsic, extraneous, foreign, alien mean external to a thing, its essential nature, or its original character. extrinsic applies to what is distinctly outside the thing in question or is not contained in or derived from its essential nature.

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   Extraneous means not directly connected or related to something. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

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   The meaning of EXTRANEOUS is existing on or coming from the outside. How to use extraneous in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Extraneous.

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   adjective. 1. not essential. 2. not pertinent or applicable; irrelevant. 3. coming from without; of external origin. 4. not belonging; unrelated to that to which it is added or in which it is contained.

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   Extraneous definition: introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign. See examples of EXTRANEOUS used in a sentence.

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   EXTRANEOUS meaning: 1. not directly connected with or related to something: 2. not directly connected with or related…. Learn more.

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   Extraneous means coming from the outside, like the extraneous noise you hear when you're in a theater and a train passes by. Extraneous can also mean not relevant or essential, like all the extraneous information in your long-winded science report.

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    Extraneous things are not relevant or essential to the situation you are involved in or the subject you are talking about.