Word
Supernumerary
How many syllables?
6 Syllables
How it's divided?
su-per-nu-mer-ar-y
Definition
- a. - Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a
supernumerary officer in a regiment.
- a. - Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or
quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses; supernumerary
expense.
- n. - A person or thing beyond the number stated.
- n. - 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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