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   Su·per·nu·mer·ar·y

   /ˌso͞opərˈno͞oməˌrerē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. present in excess of the normal or requisite number.
   • ▪ (of a person) not belonging to a regular staff but engaged for extra work.
   • ▪ not wanted or needed; redundant: "books were obviously supernumerary, and he began jettisoning them"
   • ▪ (of an actor) appearing on stage but not speaking.
   • ▪ denoting a structure or organ occurring in addition to the normal ones: "a pair of supernumerary teats"

   noun

   • 1. a supernumerary person or thing: "as a supernumerary he was given a variety of jobs"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from late Latin supernumerarius ‘(soldier) added to a legion after it is complete’, from Latin super numerum ‘beyond the number’.

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