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Extraneous

adjective / ek-STRAY-nee-uhs / Medium
Meaning

Irrelevant or unrelated to the matter at hand; coming from outside a given subject

Origin / Etymology

Latin extraneus, 'external, foreign,' from extra, 'outside'

Synonyms
Irrelevant Unrelated Tangential
Antonyms
Relevant Germane
Example Sentence
"Sustained disruption over a demand extraneous to the Bill under consideration forfeits the Opposition's opportunity to scrutinise it clause by clause."
🎯 UPSC Usage

Useful in GS2 answers on parliamentary procedure and relevance rulings, e.g., 'the Chair may disallow a question as extraneous to the notice given under the rules of procedure.'

Relevant Subjects
Polity
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