What is the meaning of extra?

noun

  • A minor actor in crowd scenes.
  • An additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis. )
  • Something additional of the same kind.
    • usage: "he always carried extras in case of an emergency"

adjective

  • More than is needed, desired, or required.
    • usage: "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"
  • Added to a regular schedule.
    • usage: "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game"
  • Further or added.
    • usage: "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"

adverb

  • Unusually or exceptionally.
    • usage: "an extra fast car"
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APAWordNet. (2010). extra. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/extra/definitions/1173779
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