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Word entry · 10 letters

extraneous

Best crossword clue

"Irrelevant"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ɛkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aeenorstuxStarts with EEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. coming from the outside

Word origin

From Latin extrāneus (“from without, strange”). Doublet of strange. Cognate with estrange (verb), Spanish extraño.

Used in a sentence

  • to separate gold from extraneous matter
  • Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water.
  • Edward had seen beauty often, and seen it with every possible aid; but never had he seen beauty so perfect, yet so utterly devoid of extraneous assistance.

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