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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•tra•ne•ous /ɪkˈstreɪniəs/USA pronunciation adj. - introduced or coming from without or outside: extraneous substances in our water.
- not pertinent;
irrelevant: The witness made several extraneous remarks that were stricken from the record.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•tra•ne•ous (ik strā′nē əs),USA pronunciation adj. - introduced or coming from without;
not belonging or proper to a thing;
external;
foreign:extraneous substances in our water. - not pertinent;
irrelevant:an extraneous remark; extraneous decoration.
- Latin extrāneus external, foreign, equivalent. to extr(a)- extra- + -ān(us) -an + -eus -eous
- 1630–40
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged extrinsic, adventitious, alien.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inappropriate, nonessential, superfluous.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged intrinsic.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pertinent, relevant.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: extraneous /ɪkˈstreɪnɪəs/ adj - not essential
- not pertinent or applicable; irrelevant
- coming from without; of external origin
- not belonging; unrelated to that to which it is added or in which it is contained
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin extrāneus external, from extrā outsideexˈtraneousness n |