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Extra   /ˈɛkstrə/   Listen
adjective
Extra  adj.  Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; additional; supernumerary; also, extraordinarily good; superior; as, extra work; extra pay. "By working extra hours."


noun
Extra  n.  (pl. extras)  
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; as, at some hotels air conditioning is an extra.
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.


prefix
Extra-  pref.  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.





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