1) Actor in a mob scene 2) Excess 3) Extra 4) Redundant 5) Spare 6) Supererogatory 7) Superfluous 8) Surplus 9) Unnecessary 10) Unneeded
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1) Adjunct 2) Excess 3) Extra 4) Redundant 5) Super 6) Supererogatory 7) Surplus 8) Unnecessary 9) Unneeded
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Supernumerary is an adjective which means `exceeding the usual number`. When used as a noun, `supernumerary` means a temporary employee, additional society member, or extra manpower, usually in a function which has a temporary contract. Its counterpart, `numerary`, is a civil designation for persons who are incorporated in a fixed or permane...
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above the stated, usual or necessary number
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• (a.) Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses; supernumerary expense. • (n.) A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual; especially, a person employed not for regular service, but only to fill the place of another in case of need; specifically, in theaters, a person w...
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Beyond the normal number. Anything supernumerary is extra. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(soo″pәr-noo´mәr-ar″e) in excess of the regular number.
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An actor with a non-speaking role, employed, for example, to swell a crowd scene. Also Extra.
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Su`per·nu'mer·a·ry adjective [ Latin
supernumerarius : confer Old French
supernuméraire , French
surnuméraire . See
Super- , and
Numerary ,
Number .]
1. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a
supernumerary officer in a regiment....
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Said of buds when there is more than one in an axil.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sū′pĕr-nū′mĕr-ār′ē Definitions: 1. Exceeding the normal number. Synonyms: epactal
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Supernumerary: Beyond the normal number. Anything supernumerary is extra. A supernumerary chromosome is an extra one beyond the usual number of 46. A supernumerary digit is an extra finger or toe. A supernumerary nipple is an extra nipple beyond the usual one on either side. A supernumerary placenta is an extra placenta (afterbirth) and is called a...
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n] - a minor actor in crowd scenes
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supernumerary 1. Being in excess of the usual, proper, or prescribed number; additional; extra. 2. Associated with a regular body or staff as an assistant or substitute in case of necessity. 3. Exceeding the required or desired number or amount; superfluous. 4. A person who appears in a play or film without speaking lines or as part of a crowd; w...
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Someone who is part of a group on stage but doesn't sing. It is usually shortened to Super.
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spear carrier noun a minor actor in crowd scenes
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A “spear carrier” or non-singing extra; often servants, soldiers, or hordes of unidentified people who fill the stage for crowd scenes.
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An “extra.” Someone who is part of a group on stage but does not sing.
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an actor
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more than is needed, desired, or required
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