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extra- / extro-

outside, beyond

Latin · extra; extrā

extra- / extro- root meaning picture

Latin extra means outside or beyond. It shows something beyond the usual or outside a group: extraordinary (beyond ordinary), extracurricular (outside the syllabus), extraterrestrial (beyond Earth).

Memory trick

extra- is an extra seat outside the room: beyond the usual place.

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