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supernumerary in Italian

supernumerary in Italian is soprannumerario, soprannumeraria, soprannumero — supernumerary means someone who works alongside a group or office but is not one of its regular members.

supernumerary in Italian

soprannumerario
adj
Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.
soprannumeraria
adj
Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.
soprannumero
adj
Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.

What does "supernumerary" mean?

  1. noun Someone who works alongside a group or office but is not one of its regular members.
    "The judge was a supernumerary, helping the regular judges whenever there was a surplus amount of work."
  2. noun An extra performer in a film or play, usually without any lines.
    "Though little is known about Noble Luke Usher before his first recorded performance in Washington, D.C., in 1800, it is certain that he made the rounds of the eastern theatres as a supernumerary before as well as after that year."
  3. noun Something present in addition to the normal or expected amount.
  4. noun An animal that has not paired up with a mate and so remains alone.
    "The best evidence so far that social supernumeraries are physically capable of bettering their lot concerns not rodents but birds."
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supernumerary in a sentence

  • The judge was a supernumerary, helping the regular judges whenever there was a surplus amount of work.
  • Though little is known about Noble Luke Usher before his first recorded performance in Washington, D.C., in 1800, it is certain that he made the rounds of the eastern theatres as a supernumerary before as well as after that year.
  • The best evidence so far that social supernumeraries are physically capable of bettering their lot concerns not rodents but birds.

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What is "supernumerary" in Italian?
"supernumerary" in Italian is soprannumerario, soprannumeraria, soprannumero. supernumerary means: Someone who works alongside a group or office but is not one of its regular members.
Are there other ways to say "supernumerary" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 3 translations listed for "supernumerary": soprannumerario, soprannumeraria, soprannumero.
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