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extra-

extra- prefix: outside of, beyond.

Prefix

extra-

  1. Outside of, beyond.
    • extramarital: outside of marriage

extra- meaning in Arabic

extra- in Arabic

outside, beyond
خَارِجَ عَنْ ḵārija ʕan

Synonyms of extra-

Antonyms

Origin of extra-

From Latin extra (“outside, except, beyond”, adverb and preposition), from exter (“being on the outside”).

Words formed from extra-

Questions about extra-

What does extra- mean?
Extra- means outside of, beyond.
What is extra- in Arabic?
Extra- in Arabic is خَارِجَ عَنْ (ḵārija ʕan). See Extra- meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is extra-?
Extra- is a prefix.

Words near extra- in the dictionary

  1. extra small
  2. extra smalls
  3. extra time
  4. extra virgin
  5. extra virgins
  6. extra-
  7. extra-amniotic
  8. extra-Anatolian
  9. extra-articular
  10. extra-articularly
  11. extra-atmospheric

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