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Supernumerary
/ˌsuːpəˈnjuːm(ə)ɹ(ə)ɹi/
A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).
📖 Definitions of "Supernumerary"
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A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).
"The judge was a supernumerary, helping the regular judges whenever there was a surplus amount of work."
- 2
An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.
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Something which is beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number.
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An animal which has not formed a pair bond and is therefore single.
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Greater in number than.
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Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.
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Beyond what is necessary; redundant.
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