Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A Latin preposition, denoting beyond, outside of; -- often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of, beyond, besides, or in addition to what is denoted by the word to which it is prefixed.
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- prefix
outside ,beyond .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The worst thing about this ongoing kerfuffle over superinjunctions is that it keeps forcing me to contemplate the extra- curricular activity of men who kick balls around lawns for a living.
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Follow extra- with a hyphen when it is part of a compound modifier describing a condition beyond the usual size, extent or degree:
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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Follow extra- with a hyphen when it is part of a compound modifier describing a condition beyond the usual size, extent or degree:
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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Do not use a hyphen when extra- means outside of unless the prefix is followed by a word beginning with a or a capitalized word:
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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Mr. Morgan was farther away than the cabin, but Charlie had made his length of rope extra-long.
CABIN IN THE SNOW Deborah Hopkinson 2002
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Do not use a hyphen when extra- means outside of unless the prefix is followed by a word beginning with a or a capitalized word:
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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Wang made $382,519 in 2010, including overtime and extra- duty compensation.
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Most of them here come with Korean and you have to buy -pay extra- Windows in English.
Crooks and Liars Bluegal aka Fran 2012
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Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times From left: CÉLINE, an asymmetrical wool coat over a turtleneck and slim two-tone trousers; YOHJI YAMAMOTO, an asymmetrical dress in wool flannel, the back sheer to the waist; HAIDER ACKERMANN, a cutaway satin jacket and extra- wide belt over tapered satin pants.
NYT > Home Page By CATHY HORYN 2011
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Marseille Fos, Europe's fifth-biggest port and the world's third-largest crude oil terminal, will begin operating extra- long 850-meter container trains to Valenton in the suburbs of Paris next year.
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