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extra   (TTS Sound)

The noun extra has 3 senses

• supernumerary, spear carrier, extra -- (a minor actor in crowd scenes)


• extra -- (an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis))


• extra, duplicate -- (something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency")

The adj extra has 3 senses

• excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus -- (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")


• extra, special -- (added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game")


• extra, additional -- (further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes")

The adv extra has 1 sense

• extra -- (unusually or exceptionally; "an extra fast car")