supernumerary
Pronunciation: /ˌsuːpəˈnjuːm(ə)ɹ(ə)ɹi/
The English word “supernumerary” has 9 meanings listed here.
noun
- A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).
- An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.
- Something which is beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number.
- An animal which has not formed a pair bond and is therefore single.
- A married man or woman who is a secular member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution.
adjective
Etymology
From Late Latin supernumerarius (“extra soldier added to a legion; supernumerary”), from super (“above; beyond”) + numerus (“number; collection, quantity”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns or numerals). The word is analysable as super- + numeral + -ary.
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More English words
- supernumeracy
- supernumeral
- supernumerarily
- supernumerariness
- supernumerary rainbow
- supernumeraryship
- supernumerous
- supernurse
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