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- extraneous
extraneous
Definition:
irrelevant or not essential
Synonym:
superfluous
extraneous
at the Free Dictionary
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ex·tra·ne·ous
(
k-str
n
-
s)
adj.
1. Not constituting a vital element or part.
2. Inessential or unrelated to the topic or matter at hand; irrelevant. See Synonyms at .
3. Coming from the outside:
extraneous interference.
[From Latin
extr
neus
, from
extr
,
outside
; see extra- ].
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
ex·tra
ne·ous·ly
adv.
ex·tra
ne·ous·ness
n.
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