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English Dictionary: supernumerary	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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" Synonym(s): excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus n a person serving no apparent function; "reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries" a minor actor in crowd scenes Synonym(s): supernumerary, spear carrier, extra
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supernumerary \Su`pernu"merary\, a. [L. supernumerarius: cf. OF. supernum[82]raire, F. surnum[82]raire. See {Super-}, and {Numerary}, {Number}.] 1. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a supernumerary* officer in a regiment. 2. Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses; supernumerary expense. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supernumerary \Su`pernu"mera*ry\, n.; pl. {Supernumeraries}. 1. A person or thing beyond the number stated. 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.