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Merriam Webster's

prefix Etymology: Latin, from extra, adverb & preposition, outside, except, beyond, from exter being on the outside — more at exterior outside ; beyond <extrajudicial>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

comb. form 1 outside, beyond (extragalactic). 2 beyond the scope of (extracurricular). Etymology: med.L f. L extra outside

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Extra- Ex"tra- [L., fr. exter. See Exterior.] A Latin preposition, denoting beyond, outside of; -- often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of, beyond, besides, or in addition to what is denoted by the word to which it is prefixed.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

extra- is used to form adjectives indicating that something is outside something or is not part of it. (FORMAL) The move was extra-constitutional... They competed for power through a combination of parliamentary and extra-parliamentary methods... The report says torture was widespread, as were extra-judicial executions by government troops. PREFIX