su-
variant of sub- before sp: suspect.
su-
American
SU
British
abbreviation
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strontium unit
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Belarus (international car registration)
Etymology
Origin of SU
(sense 2) From S(oviet) U(nion)
Example Sentences
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On the opposite page is the Colosseum in Rome, labeled in English, and below, a conjugation: sum es est, su- mus estis sunt.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
I thought, while I lingered there, of all the fine things it takes to make up such a monarchy; and how one of them is a su- perfluity of mouldering, empty, palaces.
From A Little Tour in France by James, Henry
A desperate villain, for the purpose of getting revenge, or making money, will gladly go through the ceremony, and ignorant juries and su- perstitious judges will be imposed upon.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green
An alternative rendering "is created" is also possible, and would give equally good sense; cf. nu-e-de = Sem. la su- pu-u, W.A.I.,
From Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition by King, L. W. (Leonard William)
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