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Quick definitions from WordNet (extraneous)
▸ adjective: not essential ("The ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play")
▸ adjective: not pertinent to the matter under consideration ("An issue extraneous to the debate")
▸ adjective: not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source ("Water free of extraneous matter")
▸ adjective: coming from the outside ("Extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph")
▸ Also see extraneousness
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▸ adjective: not essential ("The ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play")
▸ adjective: not pertinent to the matter under consideration ("An issue extraneous to the debate")
▸ adjective: not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source ("Water free of extraneous matter")
▸ adjective: coming from the outside ("Extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph")
▸ Also see extraneousness
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to extraneous
▸ Usage examples for extraneous
▸ Popular nouns described by extraneous
▸ Words that often appear near extraneous
▸ Rhymes of extraneous
▸ Invented words related to extraneous