: not forming a necessary part of something
She sped up the process by eliminating all extraneous steps.
: not important
extraneous [=irrelevant] information/details
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“Extraneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/extraneous. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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