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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: extra- prefix - outside or beyond an area or scope: extrasensory, extraterritorial
Etymology: from Latin extrā outside, beyond, changed from extera, from exterus outward ex•tra /ˈɛkstrə/USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -tras, adv. adj. - [before a noun] beyond, more, or better than what is usual: Make an extra copy.
- provided at an additional charge:[be + ~] Home delivery is extra.
n. - an additional feature for which there is usually a charge:We ordered a few extras for the car.
- a special edition of a newspaper:The "Daily News'' put out an extra to report the election results.
adv. - in excess of, or beyond, the usual amount, size, or degree: extra large galoshes.
extra-, prefix. - extra- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "outside of;
beyond'': extra- + galactic → extragalactic (= outside the galaxy);
extra- + sensory → extrasensory (= beyond the senses).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•tra (ek′strə),USA pronunciation adj. - beyond or more than what is usual, expected, or necessary;
additional:an extra copy of a newspaper; an extra charge. - larger or better than what is usual:an extra binding.
n. - something extra or additional:the little amenities and extras that make life pleasant.
- an additional expense.
- a special edition of a newspaper, other than a regular edition.
- something of superior quality.
- Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]a person hired by the day to play a minor part, as a member of a mob or crowd.
- an additional worker.
- SportUsually, extras. [Cricket.]a score or run not made from the bat, as a bye or a wide.
adv. - in excess of the usual or specified amount:an extra high price.
- beyond the ordinary degree;
unusually;
uncommonly:done extra well; extra large.
- by shortening of extraordinary 1770–80
- a prefix meaning "outside,'' "beyond,'' freely used as an English formative:extrajudicial;extraterritorial;extra-atmospheric.
Also, extro-. - Latin, combining form of extrā (adverb, adverbial and preposition) outside (of ), without
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