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extraneous
Extraneous means irrelevant, not essential or coming from the outside. (adjective)
- An example of extraneous is information in a research paper that is in no way related to the topic.
- An example of extraneous are issues that have nothing to do with the main subject.
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See extraneous in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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