Supernumerary
Word | SUPERNUMERARY |
Character | 13 |
Hyphenation | su per nu mer a ry |
Pronunciations | /ˌsuːpəˈnjuːm(ə)ɹ(ə)ɹi/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Supernumerary"
What do we mean by supernumerary?
Exceeding a fixed, prescribed, or standard number; extra. adjective
Exceeding the required or desired number or amount; superfluous: synonym: superfluous. adjective
One that is in excess of the regular, necessary, or usual number. noun
An actor without a speaking part, as one who appears in a crowd scene. noun
Exceeding a number stated or prescribed: as, a supernumerary officer in a regiment.
Exceeding a necessary or usual number.
A person or thing beyond the number stated, or beyond what is necessary or usual; especially, a person not formally a member of a regular body or staff of officials or employees, but retained or employed to act as an assistant or substitute in case of necessity. noun
Specifically— A military officer attached to a corps or arm of the service where no vacancy exists. Such an officer receives, in the United States army, the rank of brevet second lieutenant, or additional second lieutenant. noun
Theat., one not belonging to the regular company, who appears on the stage, but has no lines to speak. Often colloquially abbreviated super and supe. noun
A person or thing beyond the number stated. noun
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. noun
Exceeding the number stated or prescribed. adjective
Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or quality; superfluous. adjective
A civil designation for somebody who works in a group, association or public office, without forming part of the regular staff; those distinguished from numerary. (For example, supernumerary judges are those who help the regular judges when there is a surplus amount of work.) noun
An extra or walk-on in a film or play; spear-carrier. noun
Extra; beyond the standard or prescribed amount. adjective
Greater in number than. adjective
Beyond what is necessary. adjective
A minor actor in crowd scenes noun
More than is needed, desired, or required adjective
A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).
An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.
Something which is beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number.
An animal which has not formed a pair bond and is therefore single.
A married man or woman who is a secular member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution.
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