Synonyms for supernumerary

Grammar : Adj

Spell : soo-per-noo-muh-rer-ee, -nyoo-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌsu pərˈnu məˌrɛr i, -ˈnyu-

Définition of supernumerary

Origin : c.1600, from Late Latin supernumarius "excessive in number" (of soldiers added to a full legion), from Latin super numerum "beyond the number," from super "beyond, over" (see super-) + numerum, accusative of numerus "number" (see number (n.)).

adj excessive

Example sentences :

Supernumerary: additional or added cells, veins or other structures.
Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith

One felt one's self a supernumerary hired to fill the scene.
Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams

A supernumerary, who thought that he must be dead, had asked for his place.
Extract from : « The Conspirators » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

Placed on the books for victuals and wages; also supernumerary and "for rank."
Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth

It is not extravagant to say that any one fish may be considered a supernumerary.
Extract from : « The Poet at the Breakfast Table » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

In these cases the supernumerary pedicels are often brightly coloured.
Extract from : « Vegetable Teratology » by Maxwell T. Masters

When all was said, he was and would be no more than a supernumerary.
Extract from : « The Frontier » by Maurice LeBlanc

He threw up lectures and joined our battalion as a supernumerary.
Extract from : « The Red Watch » by J. A. Currie

Now he was simply appointed as supernumerary in one opera after the other.
Extract from : « The Growth of a Soul » by August Strindberg

To saw down the supernumerary trees was the work of half an hour.
Extract from : « On the Seaboard » by August Strindberg

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