Hyphenation of extra

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word extra ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ex-tra

Definitions of extra :

1.	A minor actor in crowd scenes
2.	An additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
3.	Something additional of the same kind He always carried extras in case of an emergency
4.	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
5.	Added to a regular schedule A special holiday flight Put on special buses for the big game
6.	Further or added Called for additional troops Need extra help An extra pair of shoes
7.	Unusually or exceptionally An extra fast car

Synonyms of extra :

adj	other, additional, added
adj	excess, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, unnecessary, unneeded
adj	special, unscheduled
noun	supernumerary, spear carrier, actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player
noun	edition
noun	duplicate, artifact, artefact

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.