supernumerary
adjective/ˌsuːpəˈnjuːmərəri/
/ˌsuːpərˈnuːməreri/
(formal)- more than you normally need; extraWord Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin supernumerarius ‘(soldier) added to a legion after it is complete’, from Latin super numerum ‘beyond the number’.
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