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English to English adjective
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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. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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not pertinent to the matter under consideration | | Example: an issue extraneous to the debate
the price was immaterial
mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
source: wordnet30
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not essential | | Example: the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play
source: wordnet30
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not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source | | Example: water free of extraneous matter
foreign particles in milk
source: wordnet30
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coming from the outside | | Example: extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph
relying upon an extraneous income
disdaining outside pressure groups
source: wordnet30
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