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    su·per·nu·mer·ar·y
    [ˌso͞opərˈno͞oməˌrerē]
    adjective
    supernumerary (adjective)
    1. present in excess of the normal or requisite number.
      • (of a person) not belonging to a regular staff but engaged for extra work.
      • not wanted or needed; redundant:
        "books were obviously supernumerary, and he began jettisoning them"
      • (of an actor) appearing on stage but not speaking.
      • botany
        zoology
        denoting a structure or organ occurring in addition to the normal ones:
        "a pair of supernumerary teats"
    noun
    supernumerary (noun) · supernumeraries (plural noun)
    1. a supernumerary person or thing:
      "as a supernumerary he was given a variety of jobs"
    Origin
    early 17th century: from late Latin supernumerarius ‘(soldier) added to a legion after it is complete’, from Latin super numerum ‘beyond the number’.
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    1. a supernumerary person or thing:
      walk-on
      spear carrier
      bit part
      non-player character
      NPC
      redshirt
      walk-on part
      minor role
      nonspeaking role
     
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    What is a supernumerary in opera?
    They're supernumeraries, the people on an opera stage who neither speak nor sing, yet whose presence in the production is crucial. The question of manpower is also related to civilian supernumeraries. Private pension schemes mean that state pensions will be only the supernumeraries instead of the mainstay of families in the generation to come.

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    What does supernumerary mean?
    Supernumerary is also a noun: A supernumerary is usually someone in a crowd scene onstage, otherwise known as an "extra" or a "spear-carrier". Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

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    What does Super numer ARY mean?
    su•per•nu•mer•ar•y (so̅o̅′pər no̅o̅′ mə rer′ē, -nyo̅o̅′ -), adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. extra. associated with a regular body or staff as an assistant or substitute in case of necessity. n. a supernumerary or extra person or thing. a supernumerary official or employee. extra. Late Latin supernumerārius. See super -, numerary

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    Where did the word supernumerary come from?
    The earliest known use of the word supernumerary is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for supernumerary is from 1605, in the writing of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor, politician, and philosopher. supernumerary is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin supernumerārius.

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    What is a supernumerary method?
    supernumerary (not comparable) Greater in number than. This method applies to the observation of angles, usually obtained by repetitions; and instead of equating directions, as in the first method, its object is to furnish the most probable values for the several observed angles from a number of angles.

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    What is a supernumerary canon?
    A supernumerary canon is one who does not receive any of the profits or emoluments of the church, but only lives and serves there on a future expectation of some prebend. John Ayliffe. Supernumerary generally refers to something that is in addition to the usual or expected number or amount.

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  2. Supernumerary is also a noun: A supernumerary is usually someone in a crowd scene onstage, otherwise known as an "extra" or a "spear-carrier". Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective The number of companions is limited to 24, although supernumerary members do not count towards this total.

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    When used as a noun, "supernumerary" means a temporary employee, additional society member, or extra manpower, usually in a function which has a temporary contract.

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