extraneous

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extraneous
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Sense: Foreign

Synonyms:

extrinsic, external , alien , exotic, foreign , out of place, strange

Sense: Irrelevant

Synonyms:

unessential, inappropriate , incidental, irrelevant , unneeded, unnecessary , inessential, additional , beside the point, extra , surplus to requirements, superfluous, immaterial, inapplicable, needless , nonessential, off the subject, off-topic, peripheral, redundant , supplementary, unconnected, unrelated

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