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extraneous
(/I/k'str/eI/n/i//@/s )

adjective (a)

  • Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • not pertinent to the matter under consideration(adj.all)
    Example:
    An issue extraneous to the debate.
    Synonym:
    immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal
    source: wordnet30
  • not essential(adj.all)
    Example:
    The ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play.
    source: wordnet30
  • not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source(adj.all)
    Example:
    Water free of extraneous matter.
    Synonym:
    foreign
    source: wordnet30
  • coming from the outside(adj.all)
    Example:
    Extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph.
    Relying upon an extraneous income.
    Synonym:
    external, outside
    source: wordnet30

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