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extra

UK/ˈɛkstɹə/ US/ˈɛkstrʌ/ common informal slang

adjective

1.

further or added

  • “called for additional troops”
  • “need extra help”
  • “an extra pair of shoes”
  • “I have no other shoes”
  • “there are other possibilities”
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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”
Synonyms

noun

1.
3.

something additional of the same kind

  • “he always carried extras in case of an emergency”
Synonyms

adverb

1.

unusually or exceptionally

  • “an extra fast car”

Origin

Abbreviation of extraordinary.

Phrases

  • ab extra
  • extra attacker
  • extra base hit
  • extra cover
  • extra credit
  • extra dictionem
  • extra ends
  • extra extra extra large
  • extra extra extra small
  • Romsey Extra

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