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supernumerary
noun
(su-per-nu-mer-ar-y)
a minor actor in crowd scenes
Synonyms:
extra
, spear carrier,
supernumerary
adjective
(su-per-nu-mer-ar-y)
more than is needed, desired, or required
Synonyms:
excess
,
extra
,
redundant
,
spare
,
supererogatory
,
superfluous
,
surplus
,
Examples:
Supernumerary ornamentation.
Extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts.
supernumerary
noun
(su-per-nu-mer-ar-y)
a person serving no apparent function
Words Related to
supernumerary
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superfluous
,
redundant
,
supererogatory
,
excess
,
surplus
,
extra
,
spare
,
unnecessary
,
unneeded
,
spear carrier
,
equivalent
,
temporary
,
additional
,
residual
,
excessive
,
accessory
,
mammae
,
stipendiary
,
pensionable
,
unfilled
,
numerary
,
parttime
,
auxiliary
,
appointive
,
probational
,
suffragan
,
magisterial
,
subordinate
,
adjudicative
,
diaconal
,
superannuated
,
secretarial
,
appointable
,
tenured
,
otiose
,
elective
,
curial
,
demi
,
handelian
,
unilingual
,
extern
,
maxillary
,
unreduced
,
supervisory
,
contractile
,
noncontributory
,
coterminous
,
hyperplastic
,
statutory
,
corporeal
,
valvular
,
conventual
,
officio
,
adenoid
,
administrative
,
suprapubic
,
osseous
,
sacerdotal
,
serb
,
bulbar
,
regularized
,
involuntary
,
revisional
,
honorary
,
revisionary
,
pensioned
,
permanent
,
labial
,
unprovided
,
efferent
,
dysplastic
,
sessional
,
episcopal
,
nonspeaking
,
nuchal
,
osteoblast
,
infructuous
,
husbandly
,
chancel
,
exalted
,
stentorian
,
discretional
,
provisionary
,
paramedical
,
archpriest
,
tubercular
,
vested
,
swishy
,
subaltern
,
employable
,
pudendal
,
unemployable
,
peremptory
,
functionless
,
totipotent
,
osteoid
,
indeterminate
,
ecclesiastical
,
unspecialized
,
occiput
,
supernumerary
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