extra

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Abbreviation of extraordinary. See also extra-

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

extra (not comparable)

Positive
extra

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; additional; supernumerary.
  2. Extraordinarily good; superior; as extra work, extra pay.

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[edit] Translations

Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; additional; supernumerary
Extraordinarily good; superior; as extra work, extra pay

[edit] Adverb

extra (not comparable)

Positive
extra

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. (informal) To an extraordinary degree.
    That day he ran to school extra fast.

[edit] Translations

to an extraordinary degree
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  • Finnish: erityisen fi(fi)
  • French: particulièrement fr(fr)
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  • Japanese: 余分に ja(ja) (よぶんに, yobun-ni)
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[edit] Noun

Singular
extra

Plural
extras

extra (plural extras)

  1. (cricket) A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball; in Australia referred to as a sundry
  2. an extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle
    extra, extra, read all about it!


[edit] Translations

extra edition of a newspaper
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[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Adjective

extra

  1. extra
  2. (Limburg) on purpose

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

extra inv.

  1. extra
  2. select (best quality)

[edit] Noun

extra m. inv.

  1. extra (something additional)

[edit] Latin

[edit] Preposition

extrā

  1. outside of
  2. beyond

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extra m. and f. (plural extras)

  1. additional, extra
  2. superior
  3. extraordinary

[edit] Synonyms

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