Extra Definition
ĕkstrə
extras
adjective
More, larger, or better than is expected, usual, or necessary; additional or superior.
Webster's New World
Requiring payment of an added charge.
Webster's New World
(dated) Extraordinarily good; superior.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
extras
Something more than is usual or necessary.
Bought too much paint and gave the extra to a friend.
American Heritage
An extra person or thing.
Webster's New World
Something, such as an accessory on a motor vehicle, for which an additional charge is made.
American Heritage
A special edition of a newspaper.
American Heritage
A performer hired to play a minor part, as in a crowd scene in a film.
American Heritage
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adverb
More than usually; esp., exceptionally.
Extra good quality.
Webster's New World
To an exceptional extent or degree; unusually.
Extra dry.
American Heritage
prefix
Outside; beyond.
Extraterritorial.
American Heritage
affix
Outside, outside the scope or region of, beyond, besides.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Extra
Noun
Singular:
extra
Plural:
extrasOrigin of Extra
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Latin extrā- from extrā eghs in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Abbreviation of extraordinary. See also extra-
From Wiktionary
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L < exter, exterus: see external
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
Probably short for extraordinary
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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