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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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�y��vlog 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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of sur-¹

from Old French, from Latin super-

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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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At the same time, these low-wage workers might also grapple with problems of wage theft, discrimination, retaliation, anti-immigrant sentiment or other issues, said Nancy Zuniga, health program manager at a group that supports day laborers called the Instituto de Educación Popular del Sur de California, also known as IDEPSCA.

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Other hotels, such as the elite Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, limit occupancy to two people per room.

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Joshua Sur had an RBI single for Corona and finished with two hits.

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