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supranumerous

supranumerous adjective: present in greater than normal numbers.

Adjective

supranumerous (not comparable)

  1. Present in greater than normal numbers

Origin of supranumerous

From supra- + numerous.

Questions about supranumerous

What does supranumerous mean?
Supranumerous means present in greater than normal numbers.
What part of speech is supranumerous?
Supranumerous is an adjective.

Words near supranumerous in the dictionary

  1. supranuclear palsies
  2. supranuclear palsy
  3. supranuclearly
  4. supranucleosomal
  5. supranumerary
  6. supranumerous
  7. supranutritional
  8. supranutritionally
  9. supraoccipital
  10. supraoccipitals
  11. supraoccipitial

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