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extra
1[ ek-struh ]
adjective
- beyond or more than what is usual, expected, or necessary; additional:
an extra copy of a newspaper; an extra charge.
- larger or better than what is usual:
an extra binding.
- Slang.
- extremely good.
- over the top; extreme or excessive:
Her behavior is just so extra, so dramatic!
noun
- something extra or additional:
the little amenities and extras that make life pleasant.
- an additional expense.
- a special edition of a newspaper, other than a regular edition.
- something of superior quality.
- Movies, Television. a person hired by the day to play a minor part, as a member of a mob or crowd.
- an additional worker.
- Usually extras. Cricket. a score or run not made from the bat, as a bye or a wide.
adverb
- in excess of the usual or specified amount:
an extra high price.
- beyond the ordinary degree; unusually; uncommonly:
done extra well; extra large.
extra-
2- a prefix meaning “outside,” “beyond,” freely used as an English formative:
extrajudicial; extraterritorial; extra-atmospheric.
extra
1/ ˈɛkstrə /
adjective
- being more than what is usual or expected; additional
noun
- a person or thing that is additional
- something for which an additional charge is made
the new car had many extras
- an additional edition of a newspaper, esp to report a new development or crisis
- films an actor or person temporarily engaged, usually for crowd scenes
- cricket a run not scored from the bat, such as a wide, no-ball, bye, or leg bye
- something that is better than usual in quality
adverb
- unusually; exceptionally
an extra fast car
extra-
2prefix
- outside or beyond an area or scope
extrasensory
extraterritorial
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extra1
First recorded in 1770–80; by shortening of extraordinary
Origin of extra2
< Latin, combining form of extrā (adv. and preposition) outside (of ), without
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extra1
C18: perhaps shortened from extraordinary
Origin of extra2
from Latin extrā outside, beyond, changed from extera, from exterus outward
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