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supernumerary

The origin and history of supernumerary.

Etymology

Comes from Late Latin supernumerarius (“extra soldier added to a legion; supernumerary”), from super (“above; beyond”), numerus (“number; collection, quantity”), and -ārius (a suffix forming adjectives from nouns or numerals). The word can also be analysed as super- + numeral + -ary.

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