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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extra-

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tra-
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Outside of, beyond.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- From Latin extra (“outside, except, beyond”, adverb and preposition), from exter (“being on the outside”).

Phrases

extro-

Synonyms

trans- para- hyper- ultra- out- preter-

Antonyms

intra- inter-

Questions

What does extra- mean?
Outside of, beyond.
Where does extra- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- From Latin extra (“outside, except, beyond”, adverb and preposition), from exter (“being on the outside”).

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