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Supernumerary

Supernumerary Meaning & Definition
Supernumerary Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Supernumerary?

[n] a minor actor in crowd scenes
[adj] more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Supernumerary: excess | extra | extra | redundant | spare | spear carrier | supererogatory | superfluous | surplus | unnecessary | unneeded

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See Also | actor | histrion | player | role player | thespian

Supernumerary In Webster's Dictionary

\Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry\, a. [L. supernumerarius: cf. OF. supernum['e]raire, F. surnum['e]raire. See {Super-}, and {Numerary}, {Number}.] 1. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a supernumerary officer in a regiment. 2. Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses; supernumerary expense. --Addison.
\Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Supernumeraries}. 1. A person or thing beyond the number stated. 2. A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual; especially, a person employed not for regular service, but only to fill the place of another in case of need; specifically, in theaters, a person who is not a regular actor, but is employed to appear in a stage spectacle.

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