Extra - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Extra :  adj
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" [syn: other(a), additional]
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" [syn: excess, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus]
3: added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game" [syn: special] (noun)
1: a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn: supernumerary, spear carrier]
2: an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
3: something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency" [syn: duplicate] adv : unusually or exceptionally; "an extra fast car"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Extra : \Ex"tra\, n. 1. Something in addition to what is due, expected, or customary; esp., an added charge or fee, or something for which an additional charge is made.

2. An edition of a newspaper issued at a time other than the regular one.

3. (Cricket) A run, as from a bye, credited to the general score but not made from a hit.

4. Something of an extra quality or grade.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Extra : \Ex"tra\, n.; pl. Extras. Something in addition to what is due, expected, or customary; something in addition to the regular charge or compensation, or for which an additional charge is made; as, at European hotels lights are extras. [Colloq.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Extra- \Ex"tra-\ [L., fr. exter. See Exterior.] A Latin preposition, denoting beyond, outside of; -- often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of, beyond, besides, or in addition to what is denoted by the word to which it is prefixed.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Extra : \Ex"tra\, a. Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; additional; supernumerary; also, extraordinarily good; superior; as, extra work; extra pay. ``By working extra hours.'' --H. Spencer.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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).



Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

Extra :  EXecutionTRace Analyser (IBM, OS/2)





Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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