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sur-

1
  1. a prefix meaning “over, above,” “in addition,” occurring mainly in loanwords from French and partial calques of French words.

    surcharge; surname; surrender; survive.



sur-

2
  1. variant of sub- before r: surrogate.

sur

3

[sur]

preposition

Law.
  1. upon; on the basis of.

    sur mortgage.

Sur

4

[soor]

noun

  1. a town in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea: site of ancient port of Tyre.

Sur

1

/ ʊə /

noun

  1. transliteration of the Arabic name for Tyre

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sur-

2

prefix

  1. over; above; beyond Compare super-

    surcharge

    surrealism

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sur-

3

prefix

  1. a variant of sub-

    surrogate

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sur-1

Middle English < Old French < Latin super- super-

Origin of sur-2

< French < Latin super super-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sur-1

from Old French, from Latin super-
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Example Sentences

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Sometimes, Agurto, who’s based in Orange County and shoots entirely in California, says she has some blanket recommendations — no Death Valley in the summer or Big Sur during mudslide season, for instance — but each couple is different.

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The agency said fishing will reopen in the fall in some regions — including from Point Reyes in Marin County south to near Half Moon Bay, and from there to Point Sur in Big Sur — under a separate harvest limit guideline of 7,500 Chinook salmon.

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Regional newspaper Diario Sur reported the attack took place just after 23:00 when a car pulled up and a masked man opened fire.

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"We, along with other civil rights groups, demanded a two-step process - an immediate ceasefire followed by peace talks," said Ranjit Sur, general secretary of the Kolkata-based group Association for Protection of Democratic Rights.

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At the Glen Oaks Resort Adobe Motor Lodge in Big Sur, the rooms huddle at the edge of a thick forest.

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