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  • n  a person serving no apparent function
  • n  a minor actor in crowd scenes
  • s  more than is needed, desired, or required
    supernumerary ornamentation
    extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts

  • In justice to the French, let me say that in my regiment, the 12th Infantry of the Foreign Legion (also a supernumerary regiment organized in France after the outbreak of the war) no man was without a perfectly modern and frequently tested gas mask.
  • Yet to be convinced that the Randolphs really lived, readers will need more than a note that "except for one supernumerary, no character in this book is imaginary".
  • After them sped a black limousine with secret service men standing like supernumerary footmen on its running boards.
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  • Fifth Grader Has Something To Smile About
    The severity of the 5th graders problem was not known until Logan was examined by Dr. Bernard as a Smile for a Lifetime candidate. A panoramic x-ray showed 6 impacted extra or “supernumerary” teeth and one impacted permanent central incisor. (PRWeb September 27, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11058377.htm
    Sept. 27, 2013 - PRWeb

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