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extraneous(dictionary)
extraneous(dictionary)

extraneous (iou)



extraneous adjective. M17.
[from Latin extraneus + -OUS.]
Of external origin; introduced or added from without; foreign to the object to which it is attached or which contains it. M17.
M. Baillie An extraneous body can be..easily introduced into their bladder. G. P. Marsh The Low-German dialects were..exposed to extraneous disturbing forces.
Not part of the matter in hand. (Foll. by to.) M17.
Of a person: not belonging to a specified group, family, etc. M17.
extra'neity noun (rare) the state or quality of being extraneous M19.
extraneize verb trans. (rare) make extraneous, remove M17-L18.
extraneously adverb M18.
extraneousness noun L19.