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adjective


(1)   Further or added
"Called for additional troops"
"Need extra help"
"An extra pair of shoes"
(2)   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"
(3)   Added to a regular schedule
"A special holiday flight"
"Put on special buses for the big game"

adverb


(4)   Unusually or exceptionally
"An extra fast car"

noun


(5)   Something additional of the same kind
"He always carried extras in case of an emergency"
(6)   An additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
(7)   A minor actor in crowd scenes
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Adjective



  1. Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; additional; supernumerary.
  2. Extraordinarily good; superior; as extra work, extra pay.

Noun



  1. A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball; in Australia referred to as a sundry
  2. an extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle
    extra, extra, read all about it!
 
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