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supernumeracy

supernumeracy noun: the quality of being supernumerary.

Noun

supernumeracy (plural supernumeracies)

  1. The quality of being supernumerary.

Forms of supernumeracy

pluralsupernumeracies

Origin of supernumeracy

From supernumerary + -acy.

Questions about supernumeracy

What does supernumeracy mean?
Supernumeracy means the quality of being supernumerary.
What part of speech is supernumeracy?
Supernumeracy is a noun.
What is the plural of supernumeracy?
The plural of supernumeracy is supernumeracies.

Words near supernumeracy in the dictionary

  1. supernucleophilicity
  2. supernucleosomal
  3. supernumary
  4. supernumber
  5. supernumbers
  6. supernumeracy
  7. supernumeral
  8. supernumeraries
  9. supernumerarily
  10. supernumerariness
  11. supernumerary

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