different between numerary vs supernumerary

English

Etymology

From Latin numerarius, from numerus (“number”).

Adjective

numerary (not comparable)

1. Relating to numbers or numbering.
2. Of a position which is held by a certain person permanently (in an administration or academy).

Noun

numerary (plural numeraries)

1. A person with a numerary position.
2. (Roman Catholicism) A celibate lay member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution.

Related terms

• supernumerary

Anagrams

• munerary

English

Etymology

From Late Latin supernumerarius (“extra soldier added to a legion; supernumerary”), from super (“above; beyond”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?e??s (“out of”) + *uperi (“above”), from *upo (“below, under”)) + numerum (accusative singular of numerus (“number; collection, quantity”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to distribute; to give, take”)) + -?rius (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns or numerals”). The word is analysable as super- +? numeral +? -ary.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?su?p??nju?m(?)?(?)?i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sup??n(j)um?????i/
• Hyphenation: su?per?nu?mer?a?ry, su?per?nu?mer?ary

Noun

supernumerary (plural supernumeraries)

1. A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary). [from early 17th c.]
2. (film, theater) An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.

   Synonyms: supe, super
3. Something which is beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number.
4. (zoology) An animal which has not formed a pair bond and is therefore single.
5. (Roman Catholicism) A married man or woman who is a secular member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution.

Derived terms

• supe, super (“extra, walk-on”)
• supernumerarily
• supernumerariness
• supernumeraryship

Related terms

• supernumerous
• supranumerary

Translations

Adjective

supernumerary (not comparable)

1. Greater in number than.
2. Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.

   Synonym: epactal

   1. (biology, specifically) Of an organ or structure: additional to what is normally present.

      Synonym: supranumerary
3. Beyond what is necessary; redundant.

   Synonyms: superfluous, unnecessary, unneeded, unwanted

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References

Further reading

• supernumerary (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• supernumerary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• supernumerary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• supernumerary at OneLook Dictionary Search

See also

• supernumary, supernumery (misconstructions)