Question

supernumerary Whenever the workload for the city's courts and judges gets too large, supernumerary judges are called in to help. supernumerary*

Accepted Answer

Exceeding the usual number. Supernumerary starts off with the Latin prefix super-, “above” (see SUPER). You may have heard of someone being born with supernumerary teeth, supernumerary fingers, or supernumerary toes. A supernumerary rainbow may show up as a faint line—red, green, or purple—just touching the main colored arc. Supernumerary is also a noun: A supernumerary is usually someone in a crowd scene onstage, otherwise known as an “extra” or a “spear-carrier.

word	supernumerary
definition	Exceeding the usual number.
eg_sentence	Whenever the workload for the city's courts and judges gets too large, supernumerary judges are called in to help.
explanation	Supernumerary starts off with the Latin prefix super-, “above” (see SUPER). You may have heard of someone being born with supernumerary teeth, supernumerary fingers, or supernumerary toes. A supernumerary rainbow may show up as a faint line—red, green, or purple—just touching the main colored arc. Supernumerary is also a noun: A supernumerary is usually someone in a crowd scene onstage, otherwise known as an “extra” or a “spear-carrier.
IPA	supernumerary*

Supernumerary Judges Exceeding Usual Number Workload City's Courts