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The correct spelling is supernumerary.
How to pronounce supernumerary
/ˌsuːpəˈnjuːm(ə)ɹ(ə)ɹi/
nounIPA: /ˌsuːpəˈnjuːm(ə)ɹ(ə)ɹi/
Say it like: Sup-ern-ume-rar-ee
The correct spelling is supernumerary. A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary). For example: "The judge was a supernumerary, helping the regular judges whenever there was a surplus amount of work."
Usage Examples
“The judge was a supernumerary, helping the regular judges whenever there was a surplus amount of work.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).
- 2.An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.
- 3.Something which is beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number.
- 4.An animal which has not formed a pair bond and is therefore single.
- 5.A married man or woman who is a secular member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution.
adjective
- 1.Greater in number than.
- 2.Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.
- 3.Beyond what is necessary; redundant.
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