🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

extráneo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eks'tɾa.ɲeo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Extraneous/ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Los detalles extráneos distrajeron de la idea principal."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not essential or relevant; additional or unnecessary.

    "The report included extraneous details that distracted from the main argument."
  2. 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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