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-ure

/-ʊə̯/US/-ʊɹ/

-ure suffix: a process; a condition; a result of an action.

Suffix (1)

-ure (noun-forming suffix, plural -ures)

  1. (idiomatic) A process; a condition; a result of an action.
    • erase + -ure → erasure
  2. (idiomatic) An official entity or function.

Suffix (2)

-ure (noun-forming suffix, plural -ures)

  1. (idiomatic) A tail.

Forms of -ure

plural-ures

Origin of -ure

Inherited from Middle English -ure, borrowed from Old French -ure, from Latin -(ā)tūram.

Derived from Ancient Greek οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́, “tail”)..

Words that rhyme with -ure

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Questions about -ure

What does -ure mean?
-ure means a process; a condition; a result of an action.
What part of speech is -ure?
-ure is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -ure?
-ure is pronounced /-ʊə̯/ (UK).

Words near -ure in the dictionary

  1. -ulose
  2. -um
  3. -umab
  4. -ums
  5. -uous
  6. -ure
  7. -ures
  8. -uresis
  9. -uret
  10. -uretic
  11. -urgy

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