extra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
  2. Extraordinarily good; superior.
  3. Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner.
adv
  1. To an extraordinary degree.
noun
  1. Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.
  2. An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.
  3. A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
  4. A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.
  5. The state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner.
  6. Something of an extra quality or grade.
  7. A day of extra duties (often, over the weekends), as a form of punishment.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛkstɹə/ en-us-extra.ogg en-au-extra.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-extra.wav /ˈɛksʈɾa/

Word forms

extra more extra most extra extras

Etymology

Abbreviation of extraordinary.

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