sur
[ sur ]
/ sɜr /
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preposition Law.
upon; on the basis of: sur mortgage.
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Origin of sur
<French <Latin supersuper-
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Sur
[ soor ]
/ sʊər /
noun
a town in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea: site of ancient port of Tyre.
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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.
Compare super-.
Origin of sur-
1Middle English <Old French <Latin super-super-
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Word Origin for sur-
from Old French, from Latin super-
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