| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ex·tra |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   k str |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. More than or beyond what is usual, normal, expected, or necessary. See synonyms at superfluous. 2. Better than ordinary; superior: extra fineness. 3. Subject to an additional charge: Coffee does not come with dinner but is extra. | | NOUN: | 1. Something more than is usual or necessary. 2. Something, such as an accessory on a motor vehicle, for which an additional charge is made. 3. A special edition of a newspaper. 4a. An additional or alternate worker. b. A performer hired to play a minor part, as in a crowd scene in a film. 5. Something of exceptional quality. | | ADVERB: | To an exceptional extent or degree; unusually: extra dry. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Probably short for extraordinary.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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