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extra
[ ek-struh ]
/ ËÉk strÉ /
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adjective
noun
adverb
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 1770â80; by shortening of extraordinary
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Other definitions for extra (2 of 2)
extra-
a prefix meaning âoutside,â âbeyond,â freely used as an English formative: extrajudicial; extraterritorial; extra-atmospheric.
Also extro-.
Origin of extra-
<Latin, combining form of extrÄ (adv. and preposition) outside (of), without
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British Dictionary definitions for extra (1 of 2)
extra
/ (ËÉkstrÉ) /
adjective
being more than what is usual or expected; additional
noun
adverb
unusually; exceptionallyan extra fast car
Word Origin for extra
C18: perhaps shortened from extraordinary
British Dictionary definitions for extra (2 of 2)
extra-
prefix
outside or beyond an area or scopeextrasensory; extraterritorial
Word Origin for extra-
from Latin extrÄ outside, beyond, changed from extera, from exterus outward
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Medical definitions for extra
extra-
pref.
Outside; beyond:extracellular.
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