extra
Use Extra in a sentence
strə adjective
1.
beyond or more than what is usual, expected, or necessary; additional: an extra copy of a newspaper; an extra charge.
2.
larger or better than what is usual: an extra binding.
noun
3.
something extra or additional: the little amenities and extras that make life pleasant.
4.
an additional expense.
5.
a special edition of a newspaper, other than a regular edition.
6.
something of superior quality.
7.
Movies, Television. a person hired by the day to play a minor part, as a member of a mob or crowd.
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Extra
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
adverb
10.
in excess of the usual or specified amount: an extra high price.
11.
beyond the ordinary degree; unusually; uncommonly: done extra well; extra large.
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extra-
a prefix meaning “outside,” “beyond,” freely used as an English formative: extrajudicial; extraterritorial; extra-atmospheric.
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World English Dictionary
extra (ˈɛkstrə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | being more than what is usual or expected; additional |
| —n | |
| 2. | a person or thing that is additional |
| 3. | something for which an additional charge is made: the new car had many extras |
| 4. | an additional edition of a newspaper, esp to report a new development or crisis |
| 5. | films an actor or person temporarily engaged, usually for crowd scenes |
| 6. | cricket a run not scored from the bat, such as a wide, no-ball, bye, or leg bye |
| 7. | (US) something that is better than usual in quality |
| —adv | |
| 8. | unusually; exceptionally: an extra fast car |
| [C18: perhaps shortened from | |
| extra- | |
| —prefix | |
| outside or beyond an area or scope: extrasensory; extraterritorial | |
| [from Latin extrā outside, beyond, changed from extera, from exterus outward] | |
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Word Origin & History
extra
1650s as a stand-alone; 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. The prefix extra- was only recorded in classical L. in extraordinarius, but has been much used in modern formations such as extraterrestrial, and represents the old fem. abl. of exterus "outward, outside."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
extra- or extro-
pref.
Outside; beyond: extracellular.
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
EXTRA definition
Object-oriented, Pascal style, handles sets. "A Data Model and Query Language for EXODUS", M.J. Carey et al, SIGMOD 88 Conf Proc, pp.413- 423, ACM SIGMOD Record 17:3 (Sept 1988).
Example sentences
Premium-price speakers will charge extra to attend faculty luncheons or receptions, and must have access to a helipad.
The average extra loss was then used to rank the five price frames.
At the same time, the extra sunlight causes more evaporation off the ocean, which adds to downpours in the western tropics.
To give his bots an extra boost, he's turning to call-center data.
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