- 1. a. 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: opted
- 2. adj. not pertinent to the matter under consideration Source: wordnet
- 3. adj. not essential Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. coming from the outside Source: wordnet
- 6. 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. Nothing is admitted extraneous from the indictment. Landor. -- Ex*tra"ne*ous*ly, adv. Source: webster
- 7. Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyonda thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to separate goldfrom extraneous matter.Nothing is admitted extraneous from the indictment. Landor.-- Ex*tra"ne*ous*ly, adv. Source: adambom
- 8. j:100 s. not pertinent to the matter under consideration s. not essential s. not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source Source: ecdict
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