sur-

a prefix meaning “over, above,” “in addition,” occurring mainly in loanwords from French and partial calques of French words:
surcharge; surname; surrender; survive.

sur-

variant of sub- before r: surrogate.

sur

[ sur ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

preposition

Law.

upon; on the basis of:
sur mortgage.

Sur

⁴

[ soor ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

Sur

/ ��ʊə /

noun

transliteration of the Arabic name for Tyre

sur-

prefix

over; above; beyond Compare super-
surrealism
surcharge

sur-

prefix

a variant of sub-
surrogate

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sur-¹

Middle English < Old French < Latin super- super-

Origin of sur-²

< French < Latin super super-

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sur-¹

from Old French, from Latin super-

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Example Sentences

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While “RHOBH” documented the glitzy lives of the women inhabiting one of America’s most famous zip codes, “Vanderpump Rules” focused on the working-class drama of the staff at SUR — one of “Beverly Hills” star Lisa Vanderpump’s handful of restaurants.

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Corona 11, Corona Centennial 2: Billy Carlson had two hits and Joshua Sur had two RBIs for the Panthers.

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Joshua Sur had two doubles and Tyler Ebel added three RBIs.

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Senior outfielder Joshua Sur is doing just that.

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He’s the son of assistant coach Jason Sur, who played on Corona’s 1998 championship team.

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Suqutra sura

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