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Main Entry:	supererogatory¹
Part of Speech:	adj
Definition:	going beyond what is required; superfluous
Etymology:	Latin super- + erogare 'to pay out'

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Main Entry:	supererogatory²
Part of Speech:	adj
Definition:	unnecessary
Etymology:	Latin super- + erogare 'to pay out'

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su·per·e·rog·a·to·ry

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–adjective

1.	going beyond the requirements of duty.

2.	greater than that required or needed; superfluous.

[Origin: 1585–95; < ML superérogātōrius. See supererogate, -tory¹

]

—Related forms

su·per·e·rog·a·to·ri·ly, adverb

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su·per·e·rog·a·to·ry Audio Help (sōō'pər-ĭ-rŏg'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Performed or observed beyond the required or expected degree.
Superfluous; unnecessary: "It was supererogatory for her to gloat" (Mary McCarthy).

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supererogatory
adjective
more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" [syn: excess]