extraneous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin extrāneus (“‘from without, strange’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɛkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/, SAMPA: /Ek"streI.ni.@s/
• (Aus) IPA: /ekˈstræɪ.ni.əs/, SAMPA: /ek"str{I.ni.@s/
• (US) IPA: /ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/, /ɛkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/, SAMPA: /Ik"streI.ni.@s/, /Ek"streI.ni.@s/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -eɪniəs

[edit] Adjective

extraneous (not comparable)

1. Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign

   to separate gold from extraneous matter

   Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water.

[edit] Synonyms

• (not belonging to): additional, alien, foreign, intrusive

[edit] Derived terms

• extraneously
• extraneousness

[edit] Translations