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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.
EXPANDMovies, Television. a person hired by the day to play a minor part, as a member of a mob or crowd.
8.
an additional worker.
9.
COLLAPSEUsually, extras. Cricket. a score or run not made from the bat, as a bye or a wide.
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Extras
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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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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
EXPANDuse 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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