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Meaning of "supernumeraries" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPERNUMERARIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPERNUMERARIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Supernumeraries is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUPERNUMERARIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Supernumerary actor

Supernumerary actors are usually amateur character actors in opera and ballet performances who train under professional direction to create a believable scene.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPERNUMERARIES

supernationally
supernatural
supernaturalise
supernaturalism
supernaturalist
supernaturalistic
supernaturalize
supernaturally
supernaturalness
supernature
supernormal
supernormality
supernormally
supernova
supernova remnant
supernovae
supernumerary
supernurse
supernutrient
supernutrition

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPERNUMERARIES

accessories
anniversaries
beneficiaries
binaries
boundaries
canaries
commentaries
diaries
dictionaries
documentaries
itineraries
libraries
mercenaries
missionaries
obituaries
ovaries
salaries
secretaries
subsidiaries
summaries
varies

Synonyms and antonyms of supernumeraries in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «supernumeraries» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPERNUMERARIES

Find out the translation of supernumeraries to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of supernumeraries from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «supernumeraries» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

编外人员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

supernumerarios
570 millions of speakers

English

supernumeraries
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

supernumeraries
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزائدين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

статисты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

supranumerários
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

supernumeraries
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surnuméraires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Supernumerari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Statisten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

supernumeraries
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

supernumeraries
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Supernumeraries
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

supernumeraries
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

supernumeraries
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अचूक संख्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

supernumeraries
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soprannumerari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

statystów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

статисти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

figuranți
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπεράριθμοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

botalliges
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

statister
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

supernumerarier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of supernumeraries

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERNUMERARIES»

The term «supernumeraries» is normally little used and occupies the 144.148 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERNUMERARIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «supernumeraries» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «supernumeraries» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about supernumeraries

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPERNUMERARIES»

Discover the use of supernumeraries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to supernumeraries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Animal Cytology and Evolution
If, as seems possible, the centromeres of all supernumeraries exhibit peculiar forms of behaviour (accumulation mechanisms, a tendency to non-disjunction etc .), then such chromosomes could hardly be expected to evolve into members of the ...
M. J. D. White, 1977
2
Color and Light in Nature
Unlike the primary and secondary rainbows, which can be explained by geometrical optics, we need the wave theory of light to understand supernumeraries. They are caused by interference between two parts of a light wave that have passed ...
David K. Lynch, William Charles Livingston, 2001
3
Molecular Studies on Halogenated Deoxynucleosides
In the present study, two types of wing lesions have been scrutinized most extensively, supernumeraries and single bristle modifications. Supernumeraries are growths of various degree ranging from a small node to fully differentiated extra ...
‎1972
4
The United States Army and Navy Journal and Gazette of the ...
Captain James Biddle, Eleventh Infantry, to the su First Cavalry, vice Dunkelherger, transferred to the list of supernumeraries. Ctptsin John J. Upham, Sixth Infantry, to the Sixth Cavalry, vice Johnson, wholl retired. Captain Verling K. Hart, hird ...
‎1871
5
Regenerative Biology and Medicine
Simultaneous reversal of the AP and DV axes, however, evoked the formation of up to three supernumeraries whose loci of origin were unpredictable (Wallace, 1978; Maden, 1978b; Wallace and Watson, 1979; Stock et al., 1980; Turner, 1981 ) ...
David L. Stocum, 2012
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Advanced Embryology
Instead of just single or double supernumeraries, triples appear in a small, but consistent number of cases in Rana, Xenopus and axolotl. The position of origin of supernumeraries in Rana, Xenopus and axolotl is unpredictable rather than ...
D.R. Khanna, 2004
7
Estimates, accounts, and miscellaneous papers, relating to ...
12,000 - - 339 d* - - - - at 80/. 126 Supernumeraries at 60/. 7>5бО - *• 129 Supernumeraries - - at 60/. 7,740 - - 4 Stock surveyors - - - at 200 /. 800 - - 4 Stock surveyors - - at 200/. 800 -, - 1 d° officer ... at 120/. 12O - - i - d° officer - - - - - 120 - - 3d" ...
‎1821
8
Wesleyan Methodist magazine for 1851: fourth series
D., Robert Huston, John Duncan ; Henry Deery, Michael Burrows, Supernumeraries. 453 Kingstown, John F. Mathews, who shall change on every third Sunday with the Ministers of the Dublin Circuits ; George M' El wain, George Burrows, ...
‎1851
9
Opus Dei: Leadership and Vision in Today's Catholic Church
If there is no recourse to diverse categories of members, or different classes, what do the names "numeraries," "supernumeraries," and "associates" mean? And what do the priests do? As we have seen, the terms — which have unfortunately  ...
Vittorio Messori, 1997
10
Statutes at Large ...: (29 v. in 32) Statutes or the United ...
Proviso for raising Supernumeraries for Militia. Supernumeraries to form Part of Militia of ea-h County, ice. Lieutenancy to direct him Supernumeraries applied. His Majesty rrsy direct Officers,, *c. serves in Militia at time of Reduction of Privates, ...
Great Britain, 1811

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPERNUMERARIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term supernumeraries is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Super' opera lover takes to the stage
Since 1997, the 70-year-old retired Milford Junior High School teacher has been participating in the Cincinnati Opera's supernumeraries – or “supers” – program ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
2
Vex holds auditions; Opera SA seeks extras & wig and makeup …
Opera San Antonio: The company is seeking supernumeraries — a.k.a. extras — for its Oct. 1 and 3 staging of “Madama Butterfly” at the Tobin Center for the ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jun 15»
3
Opera house goes looking for unpaid performers
Supernumeraries is all they are requesting people for, and they've been ... This is the industry standard that superNUMERARIES (not supernumeries as our ... «Slipped Disc, Nov 14»
4
Almeida Theatre stages volte-face on bit-part pay
Least said, soonest mended about accusations of ageism as the theatre states that one of the “supernumeraries” – or bit part actors – it is looking for on this ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
5
Updated: Merola's Muddled Production of Mozart's DON GIOVANNI
Darrah likes to crowd his unitary stage-set with supernumeraries; and he does so at some of the oddest moments. During the overture, Darrah has baritone ... «Berkeley Daily Planet, Aug 14»
6
East Haven chief halts hiring of ex-cops for road work
In an inter-department email obtained by the Register, Larrabee stated that “effective as of midnight, May 12, 2014, supernumeraries will not be hired for road ... «New Haven Register, May 14»
7
Opera Begins Labor Talks
Under its proposals, these extras, called "supernumeraries," would make about $31,000, down from average earnings of $55,000 in 2013. "Our intention was not ... «Wall Street Journal, May 14»
8
The cult of Opus Dei
Ordinary members of Opus Dei are called 'supernumeraries'. It's not all-consuming: they can marry and lead relatively normal lives. Those most involved often ... «Honi Soit, Mar 14»
9
Set designer Robert Brill highlights preparations for 'Moby-Dick' opera
The answer, in “Moby-Dick,” is: with computer projections, supernumeraries, graphics and a set so huge it almost didn't fit into many of the theaters that ... «Washington Post, Feb 14»
10
National Theatre pays actors below the minimum wage
The theatre may pride itself on its Left-wing credentials, but it has just advertised through Spotlight for 30 bit part players – or “supernumeraries” – to join the cast ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 13»

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