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supererogatory |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Supererogatory \Su`per*e*rog"a*to*ry\, a. Performed to an extent not enjoined, or not required, by duty or necessity; as supererogatory services. --Howell. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: supererogatory adj : more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" [syn: {excess}, {extra}, {redundant}, {spare}, {superfluous}, {supernumerary}, {surplus}]
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