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- Dictionaryextraneous/ɪkˈstreɪnɪəs/
adjective
- 1. irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with: "one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material" Similar Opposite
- 2. of external origin: "when the transmitter pack is turned off no extraneous noise is heard" Similar Opposite
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not directly connected or related to a matter being considered: We must not be distracted by extraneous issues, she said. (Definition of extraneous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of extraneous. extraneous.
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.
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.
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. Collins English Dictionary.
Extraneous definition: introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign. See examples of EXTRANEOUS used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ekˈstreɪ·ni·əs / Add to word list. not directly connected or related to a matter being considered: We must not be distracted by extraneous issues, she said. (Definition of extraneous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of extraneous. extraneous.
adj. 1. Not constituting an essential or vital element or part: school rules forbidding extraneous clothing like hats. 2. Unrelated to the topic or matter at hand. See Synonyms at irrelevant. 3. Coming from the outside: extraneous noise. [From Latin extrāneus, from extrā, outside; see extra-.] ex·tra′ne·ous·ly adv. ex·tra′ne·ous·ness n.
Definition of extraneous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Extraneous things are not relevant or essential to the situation you are involved in or the subject you are talking about. [ formal ] To avoid delays, she wanted the disaster relief legislation to be kept free of extraneous matters.
A complete guide to the word "EXTRANEOUS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
