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Term: Extaneous

Part of Speech: Adjective

Senses and Usages:

1. Being or coming from the outside; foreign or external.
• Example: The extaneous noise from the street made it difficult to focus on my studies.
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2. Not forming an essential or vital part; irrelevant.
• Example: The professor requested the students to remove any extaneous information from their essays.
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3. Being in excess; superfluous or unnecessary.
• Example: The company decided to eliminate the extaneous services to streamline its operations.

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