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10 Language-to-English DictionariesExtraneous
/ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not essential or relevant; additional or unnecessary.
"The report included extraneous details that distracted from the main argument." - 2
Coming from outside; foreign.
"The extraneous influences on the study led to skewed results."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'extraneous' originates from the Latin 'extraneus', meaning 'external' or 'foreign'. It entered the English language in the late 15th century, evolving to describe something that is not essential or relevant to the matter at hand.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Extraneous" is said worldwide
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extrané
Transliteration: ɛks.tʁa.ne
"Les détails extranés ont rendu le rapport confus."
extraneous
Transliteration: ɛkˈstʁeɪ.ni.əs
"Die extranen Informationen waren nicht notwendig."
estraneo
Transliteration: es'tra.ne.o
"Le informazioni estranee hanno confuso il discorso."
extráneo
Transliteration: eks'tɾa.ɲeo
"Los detalles extráneos distrajeron de la idea principal."
extrâneo
Transliteration: eks'tɾɐ.ɲu
"Os detalhes extrâneos tornaram o relatório confuso."
अतिरिक्त
Transliteration: Atirikt
"अतिरिक्त जानकारी ने रिपोर्ट को भ्रमित कर दिया।"
外来的
Transliteration: wàilái de
"外来的信息使报告变得复杂。"
외부의
Transliteration: oebu-ui
"외부의 정보가 보고서를 혼란스럽게 만들었다."
外部の
Transliteration: gaibu no
"外部の情報が報告書を混乱させた。"
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