Ex’ter-rā’ne-oūs1, a.
a. [Lat. exterraneus, from ex and terra, land.] Foreign; belonging to, or coming from, abroad.
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a. [Lat. exterraneus, from ex and terra, land.] Foreign; belonging to, or coming from, abroad.
a. [Lat. extraneus, from Lat. extra, on the outside, without; It. extraneo, extranio, Sp. extraño, Pg. estranho, Pr. estranho, O. Fr. estrange, N. Fr. étrange.] Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; not essential; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter. Nothing is admitted extraneous from the indictment. Landor.