sur

[ sur ]

prepositionLaw.
  1. upon; on the basis of: sur mortgage.

Origin of sur

1
<French <Latin supersuper-

Other definitions for Sur (2 of 4)

Sur
[ soor ]

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

Other definitions for sur- (3 of 4)

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.

Origin of sur-

3
Middle English <Old French <Latin super-super-

Other definitions for sur- (4 of 4)

sur-2

  1. variant of sub- before r: surrogate.

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British Dictionary definitions for Sur (1 of 3)

Sur

Sour

/ (sʊə) /


noun
  1. transliteration of the Arabic name for Tyre

British Dictionary definitions for sur- (2 of 3)

sur-1

prefix
  1. over; above; beyond: surcharge; surrealism Compare super-

Origin of sur-

2
from Old French, from Latin super-

British Dictionary definitions for sur- (3 of 3)

sur-2

prefix
  1. a variant of sub- surrogate

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