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SUPERNUMERARY

(supernumerary, supernumerario, overtallig)

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2 senses for supernumerary as a Noun:

Synonyms:
- Supernumerary
Definitions:
- a person serving no apparent function
Examples:
- Reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries
Synonyms:
- Supernumerary
- Spear carrier
- Extra
Definitions:
- a minor actor in crowd scenes

1 sense for supernumerary as an Adjective:

Synonyms:
- Excess
- Extra
- Redundant
- Spare
- Supererogatory
- Superfluous
- Supernumerary
- Surplus
Definitions:
- more than is needed, desired, or required
Examples:
- 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
Antonyms:
- Necessary

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