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Definitions
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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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