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Webster 1913 Edition

Extraneous

Ex-tra′ne-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
extraneus
, from
extra
. See
Extra-
,
Strange
.]
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
.
–
Ex-tra′ne-ous-ly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition

Extraneous

EXTRA'NEOUS

,
Adj.
[L. extraneus.] Foreign; not belonging to a thing; existing without; not intrinsic; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter.
Relation is not contained in the real existence of things, but is extraneous and superinduced.
Extraneous fossils, organic remains; exuviae of organized beings, imbedded in the strata of the earth.

Definition 2024

extraneous

extraneous

English

Adjective

extraneous ‎(not comparable)

  1. 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.
  2. Not essential or intrinsic

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Etymology

From Latin extrāneus ‎(“from without, strange”)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/
  • (Australia) IPA(key): /ekˈstræɪ.ni.əs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/, /ɛkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/
  • Rhymes: -eɪniəs

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