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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Origin of surface
1605–15; <French, equivalent to sur-sur-1 + faceface, apparently modeled on Latin superficiessuperficies
OTHER WORDS FROM surface
sur·face·less, adjectivesur·fac·er, nounnon·sur·face, noun, adjectiveun·sur·faced, adjectiveWords nearby surface
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British Dictionary definitions for surface
surface
/ (ˈsɜːfɪs) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of surface
surfaceless, adjectivesurfacer, nounWord Origin for surface
C17: from French, from sur on + face face, probably on the model of Latin superficies
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Medical definitions for surface
surface
[ sûr′fəs ]
n.
The outer or topmost part of a solid structure.
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Idioms and Phrases with surface
surface
see on the surface; scratch the surface.
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