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extraneous

UK
/ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/
US
/ɛkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/

Translations

extraneousadjective
more extraneous
Comp.
most extraneous
Super.
UK
/ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/
US
/ɛkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/
superfluSe dit de ce qui n’est pas pertinent ou utile dans un contexte donné.
The report was filled with extraneous details that distracted from the main findings.
Le rapport était rempli de détails superflus qui détournaient l’attention des conclusions principales.
Additional translations
étrangerAu sens de « venant de l’extérieur » ; emploi plus rare et souvent technique.
Synonyms
external
unrelated
superfluous
unnecessary
incidental
foreign
irrelevant
Antonyms
essential
necessary
relevant

Definitions

extraneousadjective
Not pertinent or relevant to the matter at hand.
The report was filled with extraneous details that distracted from the main findings.
Coming from the outside; foreign.
The extraneous noise from the construction site made it difficult to concentrate.
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