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| 1. | [ adjective ] further or added | |
| Synonyms: | other additional | |
| Examples: | "called for additional troops" "need extra help" "an extra pair of shoes" "I have no other shoes" "there are other possibilities" |
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| Related terms: | added | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] more than is needed, desired, or required | |
| Synonyms: | surplus excess redundant spare superfluous supernumerary supererogatory | |
| Examples: | "trying to lose excess weight" "found some extra change" "another book on heraldry might be thought redundant" "sleeping in the spare room" "supernumerary ornamentation" "delete superfluous words" |
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| Related terms: | unnecessary | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (writing) an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis) | |
| Related terms: | edition | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (prefix) outside or beyond | |
| Examples: | "`extra' is a prefix in `an extrauterine pregnancy'" |
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| Related terms: | outside | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (performing arts) a minor actor in crowd scenes | |
| Synonyms: | spear_carrier supernumerary | |
| Related terms: | actor | |
| 6. | [ adverb ] unusually or exceptionally | |
| Examples: | "an extra fast car" |
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| 7. | [ adjective ] added to a regular schedule | |
| Synonyms: | special | |
| Examples: | "a special holiday flight" "put on special buses for the big game" |
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| Related terms: | unscheduled | |
| 8. | [ noun ] something additional of the same kind | |
| Synonyms: | duplicate | |
| Examples: | he always carried extras in case of an emergency" |
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| Related terms: | whatchamacallit artifact duplicate | |
| Similar spelling: |
extract extrados exoteric extrude extropy extreme extort |
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