extraneous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin extrāneus (“from without, strange”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (RP) IPA: /ɛkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/, X-SAMPA: /Ek"streI.ni.@s/
- (Australia) IPA: /ekˈstræɪ.ni.əs/, X-SAMPA: /ek"str{I.ni.@s/
- (US) IPA: /ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/, /ɛkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/, X-SAMPA: /Ik"streI.ni.@s/, /Ek"streI.ni.@s/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪniəs
Adjective[edit]
extraneous (not comparable)
- Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign
- to separate gold from extraneous matter
- Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water.
- Not essential or intrinsic
Synonyms[edit]
- (not belonging to): additional, alien, foreign, intrusive
- (not essential): superfluous, extra
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing
