sur
[ sur ]
prepositionLaw.
upon; on the basis of: sur mortgage.
Origin of sur
1<French <Latin supersuper-
Other definitions for Sur (2 of 4)
Sur
[ soor ]
noun
a town in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea: site of ancient port of Tyre.
Other definitions for sur- (3 of 4)
sur-1
a prefix meaning “over, above,” “in addition,” occurring mainly in loanwords from French and partial calques of French words: surcharge; surname; surrender; survive.
Origin of sur-
3Middle English <Old French <Latin super-super-
- Compare super-.
Other definitions for sur- (4 of 4)
sur-2
variant of sub- before r: surrogate.
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British Dictionary definitions for Sur (1 of 3)
Sur
Sour
/ (sʊə) /
noun
transliteration of the Arabic name for Tyre
British Dictionary definitions for sur- (2 of 3)
sur-1
prefix
over; above; beyond: surcharge; surrealism Compare super-
Origin of sur-
2from Old French, from Latin super-
British Dictionary definitions for sur- (3 of 3)
sur-2
prefix
a variant of sub- surrogate
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