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Extra

Definition: Extra

Extra

Adjective

1. Further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"; "I have no other shoes"; "there are other possibilities".

2. More than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy".

3. Added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game".

4. (prefix) outside or beyond; "`extra' is a prefix in `an extrauterine pregnancy'".

Adverb

1. Unusually or exceptionally; "an extra fast car".

Noun

1. A minor actor in crowd scenes.

2. Something additional of the same kind; " he always carried extras in case of an emergency".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "extra" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Extra

DomainDefinition

Computing

EXTRA Object-oriented, Pascal style, handles sets. "A Data Model and Query Language for EXODUS", M.J. Carey et al, SIGMOD 88 Conf Proc, pp.413- 423, ACM SIGMOD Record 17:3 (Sept 1988). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Fine Arts

The term is still in use for soldiers, crowds, servants, who are essential to a play but have no lines to speak. Source: European Union. (references)

Occupations

Performs as nonspeaking member of scene in stage, motion picture, or television productions: Stands, walks, or sits in scenes as background for stars actions, or performs actions requiring special skills, such as dancing, swimming, skating, riding, or handling livestock. Rehearses and performs pantomime, portraying points essential in staging of scene. Workers may be designated according to registration in union as General Extra (amuse. & rec.; motion picture; radio-tv broad.); Special Ability Extra (amuse. & rec.; motion picture; radio-tv broad.); Silent Bit Extra (amuse. & rec.; motion picture; radio-tv broad.). (references)

Post & Telecom

An unwanted marking condition causing incorrect recording in a telegraph receiver. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Extra

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

EXTRA

EnglishEXecutionTRace AnalyserComputer - (IBM, OS/2)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Extra

Synonyms: additional (adj), excess (adj), other(a) (adj), redundant (adj), spare (adj), special (adj), supererogatory (adj), superfluous (adj), surplus (adj), duplicate (n), spear carrier (n), supernumerary (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Extra

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Addition

Adverb: au reste, in addition, more, plus, extra; and, also, likewise, too, furthermore, further, item; and also, and eke; else, besides, to boot, et cetera and so on, and so forth; into the bargain, cum multis aliis, over and above, moreover.

Adjective: added; Verb: additional; supplemental, supplementary; suppletory, subjunctive; adscititious, ascititious; additive, extra, accessory.

Exteriority

Adverb: externally; Adjective: out, with out, over, outwards, ab extra, out of doors; extra muros.

Redundancy

Adverb: over, too, over and above; overmuch, too much; too far; without measure, beyond measure, out of measure; with.. to spare; over head and ears; up to one's eyes, up to one's ears; extra; beyond the mark; (transcursion); acervatim.

The Drama

Actor, thespian, player; method actor; stage player, strolling player; stager, performer; mime, mimer; artists; comedian, tragedian; tragedienne, Roscius; star, movie star, star of stage and screen, superstar, idol, sex symbol; supporting actor, supporting cast; ham, hamfatter; masker. pantomimist, clown harlequin, buffo, buffoon, farceur, grimacer, pantaloon, columbine; punchinello; pulcinello, pulcinella; extra, bit-player, walk-on role, cameo appearance; mute, figurante, general utility; super, supernumerary.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Extra

Specialty definitions using "extra": occupational extra. (references)
Etymologies containing "extra": Palfrey. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Extra" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Czech (special), Dutch (additional, additionally, another, extra, in addition, one more), French (extra, extra help), German (accessory, additional, apart, deliberately, especially, extra, in addition, just, on purpose, plus, separate, separately, special, specially), Hungarian (fancy), Italian (additional, especially, extra, particular, particularly), Latin (beside, beyond, except, extravagant, outside, outside of, without), Portuguese (additional, excess, extra, movie extra, plus, spare), Romanian (Extrafine, out of the common run, super), Spanish (additional, bonus, extra), Swedish (additional, assistant, exceptionally, extra, extraordinary, special, superior, temporary).

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Modern Usage: Extra

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I also brought some extra loud blanks just in case (Snatch.; writing credit: Guy Ritchie)

And I while I'm doing that, I have gotten that extra collision coverage (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft)

Oh yeah, Chloe Chloe looked the way Meryl Streep's skeleton would look if you made it smile and walk around the party being extra nice to everybody (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls)

A couple of more hands and an extra set of balls (Planes, Trains & Automobiles; writing credit: John Hughes.)

These dogs will cost you an extra two dollars ahead (Big Man on Campus; writing credit: Allan Katz)

Lyrics

Grab your gat with the extra clip and, (Fantastic Voyage; performing artist: Coolio)

Don't need an extra eye to see (I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That; performing artist: Elton John)

Keep a D eagle with an extra clip (Saturday (Oooh! Oooh!); performing artist: Ludacris)

Extra, Extra, spread the news (Hot in Herre; performing artist: NELLY)

That I had given her an extra key (It Wasn't Me; performing artist: Shaggy)

Clever

Go the extra mile--It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker. (references; author: unknown)

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. (references; author: unknown)

I always try to go the extra mile at work, but my boss always finds me and brings me back. (references; author: unknown)

Asking the boss for a rise may not be patriotic, but it will help the government with the extra tax if it comes off. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

The Girl with Something Extra (1973)

Extra Special Delivery (1963)

El Extra (1962)

The Extra Day (1956)

Edición extra (1949)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Extra

DomainTitle

References

  • Jupiter Extra Income Trust PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Malted, Wheatgerm, Extra Bran and Mixed Rolls (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Extra Virgin: A Young Woman Discovers the Italian Riviera, Where Every Month Is Enchanted (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • Extra Girl/Joyless Street (reference)

  • Learn To Sail & Get That Extra Knot (reference)

  • Sail Better & Faster (Getting That Extra Knot) with Peter Isler (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Extra

Illustrations:
Extra

More pictures...

Computer Images:
Extra

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Photo Album: Extra

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

From an overhead angle, 2 pieces of red meat are shown with a knife on a cutting board, sitting on a white tile counter. Above the image, red lettering reads: "Choose lean meats, trim extra fats, avoid adding fat in cooking". Shot on 4x5 format. This was used in the 1989 calendar "Eat for Good Health" February 1989. See artwork: PV-19. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Shows 1962 photo of baby born with an extra appendage connected to the foot caused by the pregnant mother taking the drug Thalidomide. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Polydactylia, a congenital abnormality with the occurrence of extra fingers or toes, is due to errors in the process of fetal development, and can usually be corrected by surgery. Credit: CDC.

Some stars in double-star systems have found a quick way to lose weight by dumping their extra ... Credit: NASA.

New orange trees are straightened, staked, and pruned by workers riding only inches above the ground pulled by a slowly moving tractor. The tractor is driven not from the conventional drivers's seat perched high over the rear wheels, but by one of the workers below, using an extra steering wheel and control. Credit: USDA.

East (front) elevation. Photograph by Duane Garrett, 1976. (Reproduction Number: HABS ID,8-IDCI,10-1) When Idaho City's post office burnt to the ground in 1867, work on this new building began almost immediately. Completed in less than one month, the new post office and general store incorporated many fire-prevention measures, including metal shutters and doors. The new building also featured an attic floor of brick covered with earth for extra fire protection. Today, the building is the Boise Basin Museum, which is dedicated to Idaho’s Gold Rush. Credit: Library of Congress.

An extra seven pounds could keep you off the football team. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

View looking aft, during convoy escort operations in 1918. Extra coal, to increase her steaming range, is stowed in bags on deck. Credit: NAVY.

Interior of the ship's hangar, 13 October 1945, showing temporary deck built to provide extra berthing space. Hosho was then at Kure, Japan, undergoing conversion to a repatriation transport. Credit: NAVY.

Why is the paper five cents to-day, boy? : the regular price is only a penny : Ain't it worth four extra cents, lady, to read that the president has got some spunk after all?. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Extra
 

"Performing red" by Michel Lammerse
Commentary: "Photo shot during a celebration opening in September 2003 for a new housing project in Arnhem - Holland. The red background gave the performance an extra colourful touch. Shot with a Canon D10 and a borrowed excellent Canon lense! :-)."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "Extra".

PlayCaption
Typical digital countermelody with lots of extra sounds including flying arrows.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Extra

AuthorQuotation

St. Augustine

Salus extra ecclesiam non est. (There is no salvation outside the Church.)

St. Robert Bellarmine

The Pope may act outside the law, above the law, and against the law. (Papa potest extra jus, super jus et contra jus.)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Extra

AuthorDateQuotation

Winston S. Churchill

1946

If there is to be a fraternal association of the kind I have described, with all the extra strength and security which both our countries can derive from it, let us make sure that that great fact is known to the world, and that it plays its part in steadying and stabilizing the foundations of peace. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Extra

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Then go back all the same to that inn, and take an extra horse

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

If it were wound single an extra current would be induced in the coils

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Drop this little pill in your gas tank and get ten extra miles to the gallon

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

But put an extra condiment into your dish, and it will poison you.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Extra

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

They get rid of waste and extra fluid. (references)

Extra flossing and brushing will remove this plaque. (references)

In general, these extra T cells donÕt cause a problem. (references)

Business

But importers sell imported apparel directly to retail stores so as to reduce extra costs. (references)

Consumers are reluctant to pay extra for such equipment and this has increased pricing pressures. (references)

With the economic recession such regulation would be an extra burden for small and medium sized firms. (references)

Children

Djibouti

The Government provides public education for free; however, there are extra expenses that may be prohibitive to poorer families, such as transportation, book fees, and chalk. (references)

Civil Liberties

China

In addition to refusing to register churches, there also are reports that RAB officials have requested illegal "donations" from churches in their jurisdictions as a means of raising extra revenue. (references)

Burma

The authorities reportedly supplied rice to Buddhists at lower prices than to Christians, distributed extra supplies of foodstuffs to Buddhists on Sunday mornings while Christians attended church, and exempted converts to Buddhism from forced labor. (references)

Economic History

Australia

To a large extent, they are prepared to pay extra for them. (references)

Nicaragua

At year-end, employers must pay the equivalent of an extra month's salary. (references)

Pakistan

Long staple and extra long staple cotton is imported to meet the demand for finer cottons. (references)

Human Rights

Argentina

Police often perform official contract guard duty to earn extra money. (references)

Russia

Prisoners and detainees typically relied on families to provide them with extra food. (references)

Vietnam

In principle, the Government can deny promotions and salary increases to government employees with more than two children, and local regulations permit fines based on the cost of extra social services incurred by a larger family. (references)

Minorities

Brazil

Since 1992 the Steve Biko Institute in the city of Salvador has provided extra classes that enabled 200 Afro-Brazilian students to gain admission to universities in Bahia State; during the year, 180 students were enrolled in the classes paying tuition of $35 (80 reais) per month. (references)

Political Economy

CHINA

U.S. firms reported that the extra delays caused by these measures had for the most part ended by mid-1999. (references)

PORTUGAL

Employees generally receive 14 months pay for 11 months work: the extra 3 months pay are for a Christmas bonus, a vacation subsidy, and 22 days of annual leave. (references)

Trade

Poland

Cash payment or down payments provide an extra measure of security for export sales. (references)

France

Though desirable because they offer extra information to the customer, they are not mandatory. (references)

Turkey

Normal processing of an ATA Carnet is five working days; expedited service is available at an extra charge. (references)

Travel

Colombia

A called taxi has an extra cost of Col$ 1,000 ($0.50) over the total price. (references)

Ghana

Add extra salt to your food to replace what your body loses in perspiration. (references)

Chile

First, local drivers switch lanes without signaling, so extra precaution should be taken. (references)

Women

Indonesia

Women often are not provided the extra benefits and salary that men are given when they are the heads of households, and in many cases do not receive employment benefits for their family members, such as medical insurance and income tax deductions. (references)

Worker Rights

Kenya

Workers in some enterprises claimed that employers forced them to work extra hours without overtime pay. (references)

Nicaragua

The company produced signed documents from the workers stating that they had agreed voluntarily to work extra hours. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Extra

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963Today it is feeding one out of every four school age children in Latin America an extra food ration from our farm surplus.

Gerald Ford

1974-1977Hardworking Americans caught in the middle can really use that kind of extra cash.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981I will continue to work with all my strength for equal opportunity for all Americans--and for affirmative action for those who carry the extra burden of past denial of equal opportunity.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989In Nicaragua, the struggle has extra meaning because that nation is so near our own borders.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Extra

"Extra" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.65% of the time. "Extra" is used about 8,446 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)98.65%8,3321,158
Adverb (general)1.31%11130,796
Noun (singular)0.04%3202,518
                    Total100.00%8,446N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Extra

CountryName
United Kingdom

Jupiter Extra Income Trust PLC

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: Extra

Expressions using "extra": anotherprenominal otherprenominal elsepostnominal extra intercalary average extra defectives limit extra bed extra bit extra block extra bold extra bold type extra charge extra course extra dividend extra duty extra edition extra embryo extra expenses extra fine extra help extra high tension extra high voltage extra hours extra in cinema extra income extra innings extra job extra large extra large portion extra lesson extra money extra muros extra pay extra point extra room extra special extra staff Extra Strength Bayer Enteric 500 Aspirin [OTC] Extra Strength Bayer Plus [OTC] extra team of horses extra time extra virgin olive oil extra wide extra work give as an extra movie extra occupational extra pay extra to give extra coaching to. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "extra": extra-abdominal, extra-absorbent, extra-academic, extra-added-indie-generic-overlay, extra-alimentary, extra-alpine, extra-alveolar, extra-and, extra-area, extra-axial, extra-basis, extra-budgetary, extra-bureaucratic, extra-calorie, extra-careful, extra-cellular, extra-classical, extra-community, extra-conjugal, extra-constitutional, extra-contract, extra-contractual, extra-contractually, extra-controversial, extra-cost, extra-cover, extra-curricula, extra-curricular, extra-denominational, extra-difficult, extra-dimensional, extra-discursive, extra-dramatic, extra-dry, extra-duty, Extra-ec, extra-economic, extra-efficient, extra-embryonic, extra-european, extra-extra, extra-familial, extra-fast, extra-field, extra-fine, extra-floral, extra-full, extra-galactic, extra-group, extra-hazardous, extra-healthy, extra-heavy, extra-height, extra-high, extra-himalayan, extra-hot, extra-household, extra-illustrated, extra-illustration, extra-infinitival, extra-institutional, extra-intensive, extra-intestinal, extra-judicial, extra-judicially, extra-judiciares, extra-large, extra-legal, extra-life, extra-linguistic, extra-literary, extra-liturgical, extra-long, extra-long-range, extra-loud, extra-marital, extra-mental, extra-metrical, extra-metropolitan, extra-motivated, extra-mundane, extra-mural, extra-mural student, extra-murally, extra-musical, extra-nasal, extra-nuclear, extra-nuptial, extra-ocular, extra-office, Extra-official, extra-oral, extra-ordinary, extra-organizational, extra-parliamentary, extra-parochial, extra-performance, extra-phenomenal, extra-philosophical, extra-physical, extra-pictorial, extra-point, extra-political, extra-proud, extra-realistic, extra-regional, extra-regular, extra-resident, extra-ripe, extra-scholastic, extra-school, extra-sensitive, extra-sensorily, extra-sensory, extra-sentential, extra-shapeless, extra-sharp, extra-smoochy, extra-social, extra-somatic, extra-spacious, extra-special, extra-spiritual, extra-statutory, extra-strength, extra-striate, extra-strict, extra-strong, extra-sturdy, extra-supermassive, extra-talented, extra-tall, extra-temporal, extra-terrestrial, extra-terrestrials, extra-territorial, extra-territoriality, extra-terrstrial, extra-testamentary, extra-textual, extra-thick, extra-thin, extra-tight, extra-time, extra-trade, extra-tragic, extra-tropical, extra-union, extra-urban, Extra-uterine, Extra-uterine pregnancy, extra-vehement, extra-vehicular, extra-verbal, extra-vigilant, extra-wide, extra-wise, extra-work, extra-worldly.

Ending with "extra": extra-extra, inspire-extra, little-extra.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Extra

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

extra

1,646

extra lifeway.com

72

extra tv

476

extra marital affair

72

extra income

355

earn extra money at home

69

make extra money

272

extra 300

61

twin extra long sheet

231

extra income at home

60

extra money

174

earn extra income

57

earn extra money

146

earn extra cash

57

extra sensory perception

131

littlewoods extra

54

extra large sturdy toilet

127

extra long twin bedding

51

extra long sheet

112

extra casting

50

extra extra

109

extra virgin coconut oil

50

esso extra

104

extra storage

46

extra wide shoes

96

extra gum

45

mortgage calculator extra payment

93

extra terrestrial

43

extra cash

93

e.t the extra terrestrial

41

mlb extra innings

90

extra money making

39

movie extra

87

extra large

38

extra tv show

87

diario extra

37

extra virgin olive oil

82

extra food

36

corona extra

73

rogaine extra strength

36
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Extra

Language Translations for "extra"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

ekstra (additional). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

veçanërisht (especially, grossly, in particular, notably, only, particularly, peculiarly), suplementar (added, expletive, odd, relief, run on, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary), special (especial, express, special), shtese (additional, augmentative, collateral, excess, relief, subsidiary), shtesë (accretion, addendum, additive, appendage, appendix, bonus, extension, increment, insert, intercalation, makeweight, plus, refill, supplement, weighting), së tepërmi (at excess, exceedingly, excessively, highly, to a large degree, widely), i veçantë (characteristic, detached, discrete, distinct, distinctive, especial, exceptional, exclusive, extra special, individual, odd, of one's own, off, particular, particularized, peculiar, pet, queer, racy, rare, separate, single, sole, special, specific, uncommon), i posaçëm (especial, extraordinary, particular, special), i cilësisë së lartë (first class, prestige, prestigious, super), cilësi e lartë. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ممتاز (admirable, banner, best, bonny, boss, brave, choice, clipping, cool, dandy, deluxe, distingue, distinguished, ducky, elegant, excellent, exceptional, exquisite, famous, fancy, fine, first class, first rate, first-string, mighty, noble, of first degree, outstanding, premium, prime, select, splendid, star, stellar, super, superb, superior, swell, thoroughbred, thumbs up, tiptop, top notch, vintage, wizard), ‏مستخدم إضافى, ‏نحو خاص, ‏على نحو خاص (specially), ‏على غير المألوف, ‏خاضع لرسم إضافى, ‏إضافي (additional, ancillary, auxiliary, bonus, false, farther, further, more, overtime, spare, special, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary), ‏شىء ممتاز (plum), ‏شىء إضافي, ‏بادئة بمعنى إضافى. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

статист (mute, super, supernumerary, walk on, walking gentleman), висококачествен предмет, висококачествен (choice, oriental, select), в повече (over, spare, surplus), отделно (aloof, apart, individually, particularly, separately, singly), нещо допълнително, необикновено (extremely, immensely, most, peculiarly, thundering, uncommonly, unusually), екстра (cool, crack-a-jack, first rate, gilt-edged, goluptious, nailing, primely, rattling, ripping, slick), извънреден (emergency, occasional, over, relief, special, supernumerary, supplemental), добавъчно, добавъчен (accessary, accessory, additional, additive, fresh, further, odd, plus, supplemental, supplementary, surplus), допълнително (further, over), допълнителен номер, допълнителен (accessary, accessorial, accidental, additional, additive, adjunct, complementary, contributory, excess, expletive, extraordinary, farther, follow up, fresh, further, over, plus, pony, relief, side, subsidiary, supplementary, tributary). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

额外 (Extras), 額外 , (after, I, me, remaining, surplus). (various references)

   

Czech

  

zvláštní (curious, extraordinary, funny, individual, intriguing, odd, outlandish, particular, peculiar, quaint, queer, singular, special, strange, unique, weird), vedlejší poplatek, statista (mute), navíc (above that, moreover, on top of, spare), mimořádný (abnormal, associate, exceptional, extraordinary, out of the ordinary, phenomenal, special, uncommon), mimořádnì (exceedingly, exceptionally, extraordinarily, extremely, particularly, uncommonly), mimo (besides, beyond, except, out of, outside, past, wide, without), komparzista, dodateèný (additional, subsidiary, supplementary), další (additional, another, further, next, other, second, subsequent). (various references)

   

Danish

  

ekstra (additional), tegnforstyrrelse (fade, failure). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

Extra (additional, additionally, another, in addition, one more). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

ekstra, figuranto. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

فوق العاده (Extraordinary, Inestimable, Phenomenal, Precious, Singular, Strenuous, Supernatural, Terrific), یدکی (Refill, Reserve, Spare), زیادی 1 (Excess, Immensity, Immoderacy, Riffraff, Superfluity, Superfluous, Surplus, Undue), زاءد (Further, Redundancy, Superfluous, Surplus, Waste), خیلی (Copious, Damn, Far, Jolly, Many, So, Ten, Very), اضافی (Additional, Extension, Further, Overflow, Plus, Supernumerary, Supplementary), بسیار (Abundant, All, Damn, Far, Galore, Lot, Manifold, Many, Much, Multifarious, Plenty, Precious, Somush, Sopping, Sorely, Very), بزرگ (Adult, Arch, Big, Bulky, Egregious, Enormous, Extensive, Grand, Grave, Great, Gross, Headman, Jumbo, Large, Lofty, Majestic, Major, Massive, Mighty, Sizable, Sizeable, Swith, Vast, Voluminous). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

ylimääräinen plus, ylimääräinen (extraordinary, special), statisti (supernumerary), lisävaruste (accessory). (various references)

   

French

  

figurant, extra (extra help). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

ekstra (additional). (various references)

   

German

  

extra (accessory, additional, apart, deliberately, especially, in addition, just, on purpose, plus, separate, separately, special, specially), besonders (above all, additional, apart, chiefly, especially, in particular, mainly, notably, particular, particularly, particulary, peculiar, peculiarly, separately, specially), zusätzlich (accessorily, accessory, added, additional, additionally, ancillary, backing, collateral, further, other, side-bar, supplementary). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

έκτακτοσ (contingent, expansible, extraordinary, special, stretchable), πρόσθετοσ (accessary, accessional, accessory, addable, addible, additional, additive), περιπλέον, λανθασμένο ρεύμα εργασίας. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

תוספת (accompaniment, addendum, addition, appendage, increase, increment, rider, supplement, tag), כתוספת (into the bargain), הוספה (addition, increase, raise, supplement), דבר מיוחד, נוסף (accessive, additional, another, further, more, other, spare, supernumerary, supplementary). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

mellék- (ancillary, by, lateral, side, supplementary), többletkiadás, többlet- (over, plus), rendkívüli (exceptional, exceptive, exquisite, extra special, extraordinary, extreme, out of the ordinary, out of this world, outstanding, phenomenal, portentous, singular, steep, stupendous, supernormal, tiptop, uncommon, unusual, unwonted), ráadás (admixture, encore, giveaway, long pull), melléktantárgy (minor), különleges (anomalous, especial, fancy, particular, patent, peculiar, quite out of the common, special, specific, supernumerary), külön (apart, class apart, particular, plus, separate, separately, single, specially). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

ekstra (extraordinary), tambahan (apposition, boost, complement, counterattraction, gain, mend, plus, supplement). (various references)

   

Italian

  

extra (additional, especially, particular, particularly). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

限外 (excess), 番外 , 余分  (excess, surplus), 余分 (excess, surplus), 増し (additional, better, less objectionable, preferable), エウスタキオ管 (eonism, essence, Eustachian tube, excite, exciting, exciting game, exercise, exercise walking, exhibition, exhibition game, exhibition game or match, expander, expert, expert system, expo, exposition, express, expression, extra hole, extra inning, extract), 上乗せ , (another, difference, different, distinction, exception, particular, separate). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

べつ (another, difference, different, distinction, exception, particular, separate), まし (additional, better, less objectionable, preferable), うわのせ, ばんがい, エキストラ , よぶん (excess, gossip, rumor, surplus), げんがい (excess, implicit, implied, tax reduction, unexpressed). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

여분 (spare). (various references)

   

Manx

  

loggyragh, loggyr (bonus, gash), harrish y chadjinys, frea (shirt frill), brash (a good quantity, brace, fit, impetous, increase, paroxysm, spare). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

ekstra (accessory). (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

èkstra (additional). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

extraay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

extra (additional, excess, movie extra, plus, spare). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

extraordinar (amazing, arch, astonishing, egregious, enormous, exceedingly, extraordinary, extremely, fierce, marvellous, noble, out, phenomenal, phenomenally, prodigious, proud, rare, rattling, remarkable, special, striking, terrible, tremendous, uncommon, undreamed of, unimaginable, up to the nines, well, well I never, wonderful), ediţie specialã (extra special, special edition), suplimentar (accessary, additional, adjective, adscititious, auxiliary, circumstantial, further, incidental, odd, supernumerary, supplemental, supplementary), supliment (addition, appendix, make-weight, rider, supplement), special (especial, express, particular, peculiar, proper, special, specially), plus (addition, advantage, plus), platã suplimentarã, figurant (cipher, dummy, mute, super, supernumerary), deosebit (apart, choice, different, differently, dissimilar, distinct, distinguished, divergent, diverse, especial, excellent, in a class by itself, particular, peculiar, peculiarly, profoundly, remarkable, separate, singular, special, specific, strange, sundry, uncommon, unlike, unusual, variant, varied), calitate superioarã, afarã de (except), în plus (besides, else, further, furthermore, likewise, moreover, over, plus, thereto, too). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

дополнительный (additional, addl additional, adscititious, anytime more, auxiliary, complementary, excess, further, more, new, obverse, optional, run on, supplemental, supplementary). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

ekstra, zasebno, zaseban (individual, self contained, separate), statista (supernumerary), sporedan izdatak, pride, posebno izdanje novina, posebno (especially, particular: in particular, peculiarly, separately, specially, specifically), poseban (distinct, particular, several, special, specific), dodatak (add, addendum, addition, additive, adjunct, adulterant, affix, annex, appendage, appendix, apposition, appurtenance, context, insert, makeweight, overplus, plus, supplement). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

extra (additional, bonus), adicional (added, additional, additive, further, side). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

extra (additional, assistant, exceptionally, extraordinary, special, superior, temporary). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

ekstra olarak, ek (addendum, addition, additional, adjunct, annex, appendage, appendix, appurtenance, by-, bye-, extension, formative, further, insertion, inset, postscript, schedule, super-, supplement, supplemental, supplementary, supplementation), ek iş (sideline), ekstra (additional, supernumerary), ekstra şey, ekstra masraf, fazladan (additional), zam (addition, raise), figüran (figurant, figurante, super, supernumerary, walk on, walker on, walking gentleman, walking lady), üstün (above, ascendant, ascendent, atop, atop of, choice, distingue, excellent, golden, high, hyper-, over, predominant, pre-eminencent, preponderant, super, super-, super-duty, superior, supra-, transcendent, unsurpassed, up), ilave (accretion, addendum, addition, additional, adjunct, annex, appendage, appendix, appurtenance, bye-, excess, extension, insertion, inset, pendant, plusage, plussage, rider, schedule, supplement, supplemental, supplementary, supplementation), ilave edilen (additional, farther, further, supplemental), ilaveten (additionally, else, farther, in addition to), olağanüstü (above the ordinary, breathtaking, classical, dreamy, exceeding, exceptional, extraordinary, extreme, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, huge, incredible, marvellous, marvelous, miraculous, necromantic, out of this world, paramount, phenomenal, portentous, preternatural, prodigious, rare, raving, remarkable, shining, smashing, special, spectacular, splendid, sublime, supernatural, supernormal, terrific, unearthly), ayrıca (additionally, again, also, besides, beyond, else, farther, further, furthermore, in addition to, into the bargain, item, likewise, on the side, otherwise, over and above, then again, thereto, to boot, withal, yea), fazla (big, de trop, excess, excessive, in excess of, much, out, over, rising of, spare, super-, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, thick, too, unneedful). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

artykmaз (very), artyk. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

вищий сорт, особливо (chiefly, especially, in particular, notably, notedly, particularly, peculiarly, specially, specifically), особливий (different, esoteric, particular, peculiar, special, specific, unique), окремо (abstractedly, apart, aside, asunder, separately, severally, singly), націнка, екстрений випуск (special), екстрений (extraspecial, special), додатковий (accessary, accessory, accidental, additional, adventitious, appendant, appendical, auxiliary, collateral, complementary, expletive, further, more, new, novel, obverse, odd, other, plus, pony, second, secondary, supernumerary, supplemental, supplementary, surplus). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

thêm (adjunctive, orra), phụ (accessary, accessory, assistant, associate, auxiliary, bye, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary), ngoại thượng hạng, ngoại hơn thường lệ, cái thêm, cái phụ (accidental, unessential), đặc biệt (distinguished, especial, exceptional, individual, particular, particularly, racy, ripping, scrumptious, special, specially, topping). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

sba+r (leavings, spare). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Extra

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

circumfusa, circumfusum, supervacuus, susicivus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Extra

LanguageDateSourceMatthew Chapter 21, Verse 39
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai labonteV auton exebalon exw tou ampelwnoV kai apekteinan
Latin405VulgateEt adprehensum eum eiecerunt extra vineam et occiderunt
Old English990West SaxonÐa namen hyo & of-slogen hine. & awurpen wið-uten þanne win-geard.
Middle English1395WyclifAnd thei token, and castiden hym out of the vynyerd, and slowen hym.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd they caught him and thrust him out of the vineyarde and slewe him.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd they took him and, driving him out of the vine-garden, put him to death.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Extra

LanguageMatthew Chapter 21, Verse 39
CebuanoUg gidakop nila siya ug giabog sa gowa sa parrasan, ug ilang gipatay siya.
Chinese他 們 就 拿 住 他 、 推 出 葡 萄 園 外 、 殺 了 。
CroatianI pograbe ga, izbace iz vinograda i ubiju."
DanishOg de grebe ham og kastede ham ud af Vingården og sloge ham ihjel.
DutchEn hem nemende, wierpen zij hem uit, buiten den wijngaard, en doodden hem.
FinnishJa he ottivat hänet kiinni ja heittivät ulos viinitarhasta ja tappoivat.
FrenchEt ils se saisirent de lui, le jetèrent hors de la vigne, et le tuèrent.
GermanUnd sie nahmen ihn und stießen ihn zum Weinberg hinaus und töteten ihn.
HungarianÉs megfogván õt, kiveték a szõlõn kívül és megölék.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariMaka anak itu ditangkap, dibuang ke luar, lalu dibunuh."
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka mereka itu pun memegangkan dia serta mencampakkan ke luar dari dalam kebun anggur itu, lalu membunuh dia.
ItalianE, presolo, lo cacciarono fuori della vigna e l'uccisero.
Korean이 에 잡 아 포 도 원 밖 에 내 어 쫓 아 죽 였 느 니 라
Manx GaelicAs ghow ad eh, as hilg ad eh magh ass y gharey-feeyney, as varr ad eh.
MaoriNa ka maru ratou ki a ia, maka ana ki waho o te mara waina, a whakamatea iho.
NorwegianOg de tok ham og kastet ham ut av vingården og slo ham ihjel.
PortugueseE, agarrando-o, lançaram-no fora da vinha e o mataram.   
RumanianWi au pus mkna pe el, l-au scos afarq din vie wi l-au omorkt.
ShuarTiar achikiar arant Júkiar nui Máawarmai."
SpanishLe prendieron, le echaron fuera de la viña y le mataron.
SwahiliBasi, wakamkamata, wakamtoa nje ya lile shamba la mizabibu, wakamwua.
SwedishOch de togo fatt på honom och förde honom ut ur vingården och dräpte honom.
UmaKarahoko' -nami ana' toei, radii' hilou hi mali bonea pai' rapatehi."

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Extra

Derivations

Words beginning with "extra": extracellular, extracellularly, extrachromosomal, extracorporeal, extracorporeally, extracranial, extract, extractabilities, extractability, extractable, extracted, extracting, extraction, extractions, extractive, extractively, extractives, extractor, extractors, extracts, extracurricular, extracurriculars, extraditable, extradite, extradited, extradites, extraditing, extradition, extraditions, extrados, extradoses, extraembryonic, extragalactic, extrahepatic, extrajudicial, extrajudicially, extralegal, extralegally, extralimital, extralinguistic, extralinguistically, extraliterary, extralities, extrality, extralogical, extramarital, extramundane, extramural, extramurally, extramusical, extraneous. (additional references)

Words containing "extra": dextral, dextran, dextranase, dextranases, dextrans, fluidextract, fluidextracts, overextraction, overextractions, overextrapolation, overextrapolations, overextravagant, unextraordinary. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Extra" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dextar, dextra, dextro, Eatro, edtra, Eggstra, ekstra, Ekstrand, ekta, entra, estira, etar, etr, etra, etre, Ettra, etx, exdra, exera, exr, exrat, exro, exta, extarn, extart, extore, extr, extran, extrap, extray, extro, extry, ixtra, nextar, Rextar, textra, Xebra, Xeta, xtra. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Extra"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "extra" (pronounced e"kstru)
4-s t r uorchestra.
3-t r ucontra, mantra, spectra, Tetra, ultra.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Extra

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: retax, taxer.

Words within the letters "a-e-r-t-x"

-1 letter: rate, tare, tear.

-2 letters: are, art, ate, axe, ear, eat, era, eta, rat, rax, ret, rex, tae, tar, tax, tea.

-3 letters: ae, ar, at, ax, er, et, ex, re, ta.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-r-t-x"
 

+1 letter: extras, pretax, taxers.

 

+2 letters: apteryx, dextral, dextran, exacter, exactor, exalter, excreta, extract, extrema, narthex, overtax, oxheart, retaxed, retaxes.

 

+3 letters: aftertax, axletree, dextrans, exacters, exactors, exalters, excretal, execrate, expiator, external, extracts, extrados, matrixes, oxhearts, relaxant, retaxing, sextarii, storaxes, styraxes, supertax, surtaxed, surtaxes, taxpayer, textuary, textural, thoraxes, trumeaux, undertax.

 

+4 letters: admixture, apteryxes, ataraxies, axletrees, exarchate, excavator, excoriate, execrated, execrates, execrator, exhauster, exonerate, expiators, expiatory, expurgate, externals, extirpate, extracted, extractor, extradite, extrality, extravert, extricate, exuberant, exuberate, hexameter, luxuriate, mediatrix, narthexes, overtaxed, overtaxes, parataxes, proximate, relaxants, sextarius, taxidermy, taximeter, taxpayers, testatrix, transaxle, xenograft.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Sounds
10. Quotations: Familiar
11. Quotations: Historic
12. Quotations: Fiction
13. Quotations: Non-fiction
14. Quotations: Speeches
15. Usage Frequency
16. Names: Company Usage
17. Expressions
18. Expressions: Internet
19. Translations: Modern
20. Translations: Ancient
21. Bible Trace
22. Abbreviations
23. Acronyms
24. Derivations
25. Rhymes
26. Anagrams
27. Bibliography


  

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