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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Supernumerary \Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry\, n.; pl. Supernumeraries.
     1. A person or thing beyond the number stated.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual;
        especially, a person employed not for regular service, but
        only to fill the place of another in case of need;
        specifically, in theaters, a person who is not a regular
        actor, but is employed to appear in a stage spectacle.
        [1913 Webster]


From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Supernumerary \Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry\, n.; pl. Supernumeraries.
     1. A person or thing beyond the number stated.
  
     2. A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual;
        especially, a person employed not for regular service, but
        only to fill the place of another in case of need;
        specifically, in theaters, a person who is not a regular
        actor, but is employed to appear in a stage spectacle.


From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  supernumeraries
     n.
     (plural of en supernumerary)


From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  supernumeraries
     n.
     (plural of en supernumerary)


From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  supernumeraries
     n.
     (plural of en supernumerary)


From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  supernumeraries
     n.
     (plural of en supernumerary)


From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Supernumeraries /sˌuːpənjˈuːməɹəɹiz/
  الفائضون


From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  supernumeraries /sˌuːpənjˈuːməɹəɹiz/
  Statisten , Komparsen 
     Synonyms: background actors, extras
  
   see: background actor, extra, supernumerary, walk-on
  


From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  supernumeraries /sˌuːpənjˈuːməɹəɹiz/
  Komparserie 
           Note: Film, Theater
     Synonym: supers
  





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