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[ adjective ] not essential
Examples "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play" Used in print (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)In later collages of both masters , a variety of extraneous materials are used , sometimes in the same work , and almost always in_conjunction_with every other eye-deceiving and eye-undeceiving device they can think_of . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not pertinent to the matter under consideration
Synonyms Examples "an issue extraneous to the debate" "the price was immaterial" "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point" Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)In doing so science has unquestionably cleared_up widespread misconceptions , removed extraneous and illusory sources of fear , and dispelled many undesirable popular superstitions . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
Synonyms Examples "water free of extraneous matter" "foreign particles in milk" Related terms |
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