[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

extraneous \extra"neous\, a. l. extraneus, from extra. see
   extra-, strange.
   not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or
   beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to
   separate gold from extraneous matter.
   1913 webster

         nothing is admitted extraneous from the indictment.
                                                  --landor.
   -- extra"neously, adv.
   1913 webster
see also:
extra- strange extra"neously 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

extraneous
     adj 1: not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue
            extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial";
            "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally
            coming to the point" syn: immaterial, impertinent,
             orthogonal
     2: not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and
        somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"
     3: not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced
        from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter";
        "foreign particles in milk" syn: foreign
     4: coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera
        spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous
        income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups" syn: external,
         outside
see also:
immaterial impertinent orthogonal foreign external outside 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

86 moby thesaurus words for "extraneous":
   accidental, added, additional, adrift, adventitious, alien, apart,
   barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, beside the mark, beside the point,
   beside the question, detached, disconnected, discrete, disjunct,
   disrelated, dissociated, exotic, exterior, external, extra,
   extraorganismal, extraterrestrial, extrinsic, foreign,
   foreign-born, immaterial, impersonal, impertinent, inadmissible,
   inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incidental,
   incommensurable, incomparable, inconsequent, independent,
   inessential, insular, intrusive, irrelative, irrelevant, isolated,
   needless, nihil ad rem, nonessential, nonsubjective, not at issue,
   objective, off the subject, other, out of place, out-of-the-way,
   outland, outlandish, outlying, outside, outward, parenthetical,
   peripheral, pointless, remote, removed, segregate, separate,
   separated, strange, superfluous, supernumerary, ulterior,
   unaffiliated, unallied, unapt, unassociated, unconnected,
   unearthly, unessential, unfitting, unnecessary, unneeded,
   unrelatable, unrelated

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extraneous - definition by dict.die.net
...not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the.....extraneous adj 1: not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to.....coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying..
http://dict.die.net/extraneous/, score=100, date indexed=July 27, 2005, 3:24 am

Dictionary.com/Word of the Day: extraneous
...For some have argued that works of art should be self-contained and need no extraneous.....Right now I have to put all extraneous thoughts out of my head and focus on what has to be.....The word strange is derived from the same Latin root as extraneous, but it came into..
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...Extraneous Bug] Problem with clans not writing. From: George (greerga@DRAGON.HAM.MUOHIO.....Extraneous Bug] Problem with clans not writing." Next in thread: Sammy: "Re: [Extraneous.....Extraneous Bug] Problem with clans not writing." Next in thread: Sammy: "Re: [Extraneous..
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SPURIOUS CORRELATION & SIMPSON'S PARADOX
...The statistical procedure used for controlling the extraneous variable is called partial.....In the social sciences, we often have situations where there are several extraneous.....The task of controlling three extraneous variables while examining the relationship..
http://www.autobox.com/spur7.html, score=67, date indexed=June 13, 2005, 2:08 am

extraneous - WordWeb dictionary definition
...the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play.....extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income.....extraneous  ..ik'streyneeus..Not pertinent to the matter under consideration.."an issue..
http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/EXTRANEOUS, score=65, date indexed=February 22, 2005, 4:56 am

food testing - extraneous matter & filth analysis
...food testing, extraneous matter and filth analysis, insect fragment / rodent hair counts.....What is Extraneous Matter? Extraneous Matter Workshop.. Market Survey - reported monthly.. Get results sent.....Extraneous Matter & Filth Analysis..of Food Products..   Learn about Central Hudson..
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MedFriendly.com: Extraneous
...Something extraneous does not belong to the organism. Extraneous comes form the Latin word.....provides an easy to understand definition for the medical term, extraneous.....TM.....Extraneous means located, originating, or entering from outside of an organism..
http://www.medfriendly.com/extraneous.html, score=64, date indexed=June 14, 2005, 1:08 am

EXTRANEOUS - Definition
...adj]  coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph.....extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play" [adj]  not pertinent to.....extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent..
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/extraneous, score=61, date indexed=February 9, 2005, 11:04 am

Extraneous Variables
...Extraneous Variables are undesirable variables that influence the relationship between the.....A major goal in research design is to decrease or control the influence of extraneous.....Extraneous variables that vary with the levels of the independent variable are the most..
http://web.umr.edu/~psyworld/extraneous.htm, score=60, date indexed=February 19, 2005, 8:40 pm

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