Found 3 items, similar to supernumerary.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: supernumerary
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: supernumerary
supernumerary
adj : 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” [syn:
excess,
extra,
redundant,
spare,
supererogatory,
superfluous,
surplus]
n : a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn:
spear carrier,
extra]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Supernumerary
Supernumerary
\Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry\, a. [L. supernumerarius: cf.
OF. supernum['e]raire, F. surnum['e]raire. See
Super-, and
Numerary,
Number.]
1. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a
supernumerary officer in a regiment.
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2. Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or
quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses;
supernumerary expense. --Addison.
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Supernumerary
\Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry\, n.; pl.
Supernumeraries.
1. A person or thing beyond the number stated.
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2. A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual;
especially, a person employed not for regular service, but
only to fill the place of another in case of need;
specifically, in theaters, a person who is not a regular
actor, but is employed to appear in a stage spectacle.
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