Hypertext Webster Gateway: "extra"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
4: (prefix) outside or beyond; "`extra' is a prefix in `an
extrauterine pregnancy'"
n 1: a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn: {supernumerary}, {spear
carrier}]
2: 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"
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