Supernumerary word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "supernumerary" word

[noun] a minor actor in crowd scenes
[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"

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\Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry\, a. [L. supernumerarius: cf. OF. supernum['e]raire, F. surnum['e]raire. See {Super-}, and {Numerary}, {Number}.] 1. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a supernumerary officer in a regiment. 2. Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses; supernumerary expense. --Addison.
\Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Supernumeraries}. 1. A person or thing beyond the number stated. 2. A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual; especially, a person employed not for regular service, but only to fill the place of another in case of need; specifically, in theaters, a person who is not a regular actor, but is employed to appear in a stage spectacle.

Synonyms for supernumerary

excess, extra, extra, redundant, spare, spear carrier, supererogatory, superfluous, surplus, unnecessary, unneeded

The fun area, different aproach to word »supernumerary«

Let's analyse "supernumerary" as pure text. This string has Thirteen letters in Six syllables and Five vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 38.5% of vowels is 0.1% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YRAREMUNREPUS. Average typing speed for these characters is 3430 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: ... ..- .--. . .-. -. ..- -- . .-. .- .-. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: supernumerary: 3 + 5 + 3 + 5 + 1 = 17, reduced: 8 (or 6 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: supernumerary: 1 + 3 + 7 + 5 + 9 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 1 + 9 + 7 = 68, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (3)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (2)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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