extra
[ek-struh]
- beyond or more than what is usual, expected, or necessary; additional: an extra copy of a newspaper; an extra charge.
- larger or better than what is usual: an extra binding.
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- something extra or additional: the little amenities and extras that make life pleasant.
- an additional expense.
- a special edition of a newspaper, other than a regular edition.
- something of superior quality.
- Movies, Television. a person hired by the day to play a minor part, as a member of a mob or crowd.
- an additional worker.
- Usually extras. Cricket. a score or run not made from the bat, as a bye or a wide.
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- in excess of the usual or specified amount: an extra high price.
- beyond the ordinary degree; unusually; uncommonly: done extra well; extra large.
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Origin of extra
First recorded in 1770–80; by shortening of extraordinary
extra-
- a prefix meaning “outside,” “beyond,” freely used as an English formative: extrajudicial; extraterritorial; extra-atmospheric.
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Also extro-.
Origin of extra-
< Latin, combining form of extrā (adv. and preposition) outside (of), without
ab extra
[ahb ek-strah; English ab ek-struh]
- from the outside.
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Contemporary Examples
But one extra trick would instantly solve the problem of crashes that occur over water.
Extra security was also set up along the lines to monitor other signs of potential sabotage.
Extra dry, for example, is actually sweeter than brut, which is drier than demi-sec, which is somewhat sweet.
The constitutional problem with this ruling, experts say, is that it places an extra burden on women for being pregnant.
Bershin, who worked with the Ukrainian police before rebels took control of Donetsk, says officers have to be extra vigilant.
Historical Examples
I have large sums of my own to invest, and it is no extra trouble to look after your money.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
I had read the "Extra," with all its sickening details, and so handed it back to him.
The UnderdogF. Hopkinson Smith
The men worked as usual, nor was there any extra liquor drunk.
Ned MyersJames Fenimore Cooper
Grant repressed an impulse to shout, and used the breath for an extra burst of speed.
Good IndianB. M. Bower
I may as well have your note of hand for that extra capital.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
extra
- being more than what is usual or expected; additional
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- a person or thing that is additional
- something for which an additional charge is madethe new car had many extras
- an additional edition of a newspaper, esp to report a new development or crisis
- films an actor or person temporarily engaged, usually for crowd scenes
- cricket a run not scored from the bat, such as a wide, no-ball, bye, or leg bye
- US something that is better than usual in quality
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- unusually; exceptionallyan extra fast car
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Word Origin
C18: perhaps shortened from extraordinary
extra-
- outside or beyond an area or scopeextrasensory; extraterritorial
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Word Origin
from Latin extrā outside, beyond, changed from extera, from exterus outward
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Word Origin and History for extra
1650s as a stand-alone adjective; also used as an adverb and noun in 17c. (see extra-); modern usages -- including sense of "minor performer in a play" (1777) and "special edition of a newspaper" (1793) -- all probably are from shortenings of extraordinary, which was used extensively in 18c. as noun and adverb in places we would use extra today.
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extra-
only recorded in classical Latin in extraordinarius, but much used in Medieval Latin and modern formations; it represents Latin extra (adv.) "on the outside, without, except," the old fem. ablative singular of exterus "outward, outside," comparative of ex "out of" (see ex-).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
extra-
- Outside; beyond:extracellular.
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