Extraneous
adjective | /extraneous/
Not relevant to or connected with the matter being considered; unnecessary.
Extraneous
adjective | /extraneous/
Essential WordsMEDIUMNot relevant to or connected with the matter being considered; unnecessary.
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"The editor removed extraneous details from the report. Means: The editor took out details that were unnecessary or unrelated to the report."
"Please avoid introducing extraneous issues during the discussion. Means: Please do not bring up issues that are unrelated to the discussion."
Mnemonic Trick
Extraneous details are extra details that do not belong to the main point.
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