how to pronounce supernumerary

/ˌsuː.pəˈnjuː.məɹ.əɹ.i/

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supernumerary is pronounced in six syllables

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meanings of supernumerary

noun:

A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).
An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.
Something which is beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number.
An animal which has not formed a pair bond and is therefore single.
A married man or woman who is a secular member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution.

adjective:

Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.
Of an organ or structure: additional to what is normally present.
Beyond what is necessary; redundant.
Greater in number than.

supernumerary frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word supernumerary occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics supernumerary can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that supernumerary can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;