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sur-

UK/sɚ/

sur- prefix: a syncopic variant of super-.

Prefix

sur-

  1. A syncopic variant of super-.
    • surname, surreach, surrebutter, surreine, surreined, surrejoinder, surreply, surreverently, surroyal
    Synonyms:
    on-, en-, epi-, super-, supra-, hyper-

Synonyms of sur-

All synonyms of sur-

Origin of sur-

From Middle English sur-, from Old French sur-, sour-, sor-, soure-, a syncopic form of the Latin super. Doublet of super-, over-, and hyper-.

Questions about sur-

What does sur- mean?
Sur- means a syncopic variant of super-.
What part of speech is sur-?
Sur- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce sur-?
Sur- is pronounced /sɚ/ (UK).

Words near sur- in the dictionary

  1. suqs
  2. Suquamish
  3. Suqutra
  4. Suqutri
  5. Suquṭra
  6. sur-
  7. sur-name
  8. sur-names
  9. Sur.
  10. sura
  11. Surabaya

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