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Supernumerary

noun
/ˌsuːpəˈnjuːm(ə)ɹ(ə)ɹi/
Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounA person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).
"The judge was a supernumerary, helping the regular judges whenever there was a surplus amount of work."
2.nounAn extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.
3.nounSomething which is beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number.
4.nounAn animal which has not formed a pair bond and is therefore single.
5.nounA married man or woman who is a secular member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution.
6.adjectiveGreater in number than.
7.adjectiveBeyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.
8.adjectiveBeyond what is necessary; redundant.

Synonyms

supesuperepactalsuperfluousunnecessaryunneededunwantedspear carrierextrasurplussupererogatoryredundant
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