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supernumeraries
Variant of supernumerary
adjective
- that exceeds or is beyond the regular or prescribed number; extra
- that is beyond the number or quantity needed or desired; superfluous
noun pl. supernumeraries
- a supernumerary person or thing
- Theater a person with a small, nonspeaking part, as in a mob scene
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