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Dictionary: ex·tra   (ĕk'strə) pronunciation
adj.
  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.
n.
  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.
    1. An additional or alternate worker.
    2. A performer hired to play a minor part, as in a crowd scene in a film.
  4. Something of exceptional quality.
adv.
To an exceptional extent or degree; unusually: extra dry.

[Probably short for EXTRAORDINARY.]


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adjective

  1. Being more than is needed, desired, or appropriate: de trop, excess, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus. See excess/insufficiency/enough.
  2. Being an addition: added, additional, fresh, further, more, new, other. See increase/decrease.

adverb

    To a high degree: awfully, dreadfully, eminently, exceedingly, exceptionally, extremely, greatly, highly, most, notably, very. Informal awful. Chiefly Regional mighty. See big/small/amount.

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adj

Definition: accessory; excess
Antonyms: basic, elementary, essential, fundamental, integral, necessary

n

Definition: accessory
Antonyms: basic, essential, fundamental, necessity


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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

[Latin, Beyond, except, without, out of, outside.] Additional.

An extra in a contract would include anything outside of, beyond, or not called for by the contract, such as additional materials.

A paranormally imposed face or figure on a photographic film or plate. Such extras were alleged to appear on pictures produced through psychic photography and spirit photography.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - Something additional of the same kind; An additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis); A minor actor in crowd scenes; Beyond or more than what is usual, expected, or necessary.

pronunciation The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. — Unknown

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Extra or Extras may refer to:

Media

People

  • Walter Extra, German aerobatic pilot and aircraft designer

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ekstra, yderligere
adv. - ekstra
n. - ekstraudgift, statist, ekstraudgave

idioms:

  • extra time    forlænget spilletid
  • go the extra mile    give den hele armen

Nederlands (Dutch)
iets dat extra is, figurant, iets van superieure kwaliteit, extra, superieur, buiten-

Français (French)
adj. - figurant, supplémentaire, en supplément, de plus, (Mil) supplément (de solde), plus de, en plus ou sus, de/en trop, en/de réserve
adv. - supplément, encore plus, plus que d'ordinaire ou d'habitude, particulièrement
n. - à-côté (avantage, avantage en nature), agrément, frais ou dépenses supplémentaires, faux frais, supplément (restaurant), (Cin, Théât) figurant, (US) super(carburant)

idioms:

  • extra time    (Sport) prolongation (football)
  • go the extra mile    en faire plus

Deutsch (German)
n. - Statist, Extra
adj. - extra, zusätzlich, Sonder-
adv. - extra, besonders

idioms:

  • extra time    Verlängerung
  • go the extra mile    besondere Anstrengungen unternehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συμπλήρωμα, έξτρα, επιβάρυνση, έκτακτη έκδοση (εφημερίδας), κομπάρσος
adj. - (επι)πρόσθετος, έκτακτος, έξτρα, ανώτερος, καλύτερος, συμπληρωματικός
adv. - επιπροσθέτως, επιπλέον

idioms:

  • extra time    παράταση
  • go the extra mile    κάνω μια ακόμα προσπάθεια

Italiano (Italian)
comparsa, straordinario

idioms:

  • extra time    tempo supplementare

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adv. - extra (m) (f)
adj. - extraordinário

idioms:

  • extra time    prorrogação (f)

Русский (Russian)
доплата, экстренный выпуск, актер массовки, дополнительное приспособление, излишек, добавочный, специальный, особый, высшего качества, сверхурочно

idioms:

  • extra time    добавочное время

Español (Spanish)
adj. - extra, criado suplementario, adicional, suplementario, de más, de sobra, extraordinario, no incluido
adv. - excepcionalmente
n. - exceso, recargo, sobreprecio, suplemento o alcance de un diario

idioms:

  • extra time    tiempo adicional para el desempate
  • go the extra mile    dar o hacer un poco más de lo ya efectuado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - extra, ytterligare
adj. - extra, ytterligare
adv. - extra, dessutom, särskilt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
额外的, 特别的, 额外地, 非常地, 特别地, 另收费用的项目, 临时演员, 附加费用, 号外

idioms:

  • extra time    多余的时间, 延长时间
  • go the extra mile    格外努力

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 額外的, 特別的
adv. - 額外地, 非常地, 特別地
n. - 另收費用的專案, 臨時演員, 附加費用, 號外

idioms:

  • extra time    多餘的時間, 延長時間
  • go the extra mile    格外努力

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 여분의, 임시의, 특별한
adv. - 여분으로, 특별히
n. - 여분의 것, 추가 요금, 임시 고용 배우

idioms:

  • go the extra mile    특별한 노력을 기울이다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 余分のもの, 追加料金, 号外, 臨時増刊号, エキストラ
adj. - 余分の, 臨時の, 特別の
adv. - 余分に, 特別に

idioms:

  • extra time    延長時間
  • go the extra mile    余計な努力をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شيء إضافي (صفه) ممتاز, إضافي (ظرف) على نحو إضافي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נוסף, מיותר‬
adv. - ‮יותר מהרגיל, נוסף‬
n. - ‮דבר נוסף, דבר מיותר, ניצב (בסרט), תשלום מיוחד, גיליון מיוחד של עיתון‬


 
 
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