extraneous
extraneous Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with; not forming an essential or vital part.
"The editor removed several paragraphs of extraneous details to keep the article focused on the main argument."
Of external origin; coming or introduced from the outside rather than belonging naturally to a system or organism.
"The laboratory technicians wore protective suits to prevent extraneous moisture and dust from contaminating the samples."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Latin extrāneus ('external, foreign, strange'), derived from extrā ('outside, beyond'). It shares its Latin root with 'strange' (via Old French estrange), which underwent a different phonological path before entering Middle English.
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