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Terms vs Extraneous - What's the difference?

terms | extraneous |

As a noun terms

is .

As an adjective extraneous is

not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign.

terms

English

Noun

(head)

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    extraneous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign
    • to separate gold from extraneous matter
    Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water.
  • Not essential or intrinsic

    • Synonyms

    * (not belonging to) additional, alien, foreign, intrusive * (not essential) superfluous, extra

    Derived terms

    * extraneously * extraneousness