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Ex·tra- A Latin preposition, denoting beyond, outside of; -- often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of, beyond, besides, or in addition to what is denoted by the word to which it is prefixed.
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extra
adj 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" [syn: other(a),
additional]
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" [syn: excess, redundant,
spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary,
surplus]
3: added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight";
"put on special buses for the big game" [syn: special]
n 1: a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn: supernumerary, spear
carrier]
2: an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a
crisis)
3: something additional of the same kind; "he always carried
extras in case of an emergency" [syn: duplicate]
adv : unusually or exceptionally; "an extra fast car"