Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, October 21st, 2025
the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Bible Dictionaries
Supernumerary
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(1):
(a.) Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses; supernumerary expense.
(2):
(n.) A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual; especially, a person employed not for regular service, but only to fill the place of another in case of need; specifically, in theaters, a person who is not a regular actor, but is employed to appear in a stage spectacle.
(3):
(n.) A person or thing beyond the number stated.
(4):
(a.) Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a supernumerary officer in a regiment.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Supernumerary'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/supernumerary.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Supernumerary'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/supernumerary.html. 1828.
