additional
/əˈdɪʃənəl/
adjective
Common
1.adj.further or added
“called for additional troops”
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additional and extra share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. additional means “further or added”. extra means “a minor actor in crowd scenes”. extra is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/əˈdɪʃənəl/
1.adj.further or added
“called for additional troops”
/ˈɛkstɹə/
1.n.a minor actor in crowd scenes
2.n.an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
3.n.something additional of the same kind
“he always carried extras in case of an emergency”
| additional | extra | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /əˈdɪʃənəl/ | /ˈɛkstɹə/ |
| Said | uh-DISH-uh-nuhl | EK-struh |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Letters | 10 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | noun, adjective, adverb |
| Senses | 1 | 7 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | extra | supernumerary, spear carrier |
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