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supernumerary

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13 lettersPronunciation /ˌsuːpəˈnjuːm(ə)ɹ(ə)ɹi/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aeemnprrrsuuyStarts with SEnds with Y0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. more than is needed, desired, or required

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • The judge was a supernumerary, helping the regular judges whenever there was a surplus amount of work.
  • Hospital Staff.—To be Assistant Surgeons to the Forces. – Assistant Surgeons Angus John Mackay, Supernumerary in the 1st Foot; Albert Hawkins, Supernumerary in the 4th Foot; […]
  • [A] minor actor or supernumerary often has a better opportunity to watch great actors than the great actors themselves.

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