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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Supernumerary \Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Supernumeraries}.
     1. A person or thing beyond the number stated.
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     2. 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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Supernumerary \Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry\, a. [L. supernumerarius: cf.
     OF. supernum['e]raire, F. surnum['e]raire. See {Super-}, and
     {Numerary}, {Number}.]
     1. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a
        supernumerary officer in a regiment.
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     2. Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or
        quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses;
        supernumerary expense. --Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  supernumerary
       adj : 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}, {extra}, {redundant}, {spare}, {supererogatory},
              {superfluous}, {surplus}]
       n : a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn: {spear carrier}, {extra}]

















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