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sur-

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sur-
pref.
1. Over; above; upon: surprint.
2. Additional: surtax.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin super-; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

sur-1
prefix
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) over; above; beyond surcharge surrealism Compare super-
[from Old French, from Latin super-]

sur-2
prefix
a variant of sub- before r surrogate


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The youth was quite disconcerted at this sur- prising reception of his remarks.
I found a little crowd of perhaps twenty people sur- rounding the huge hole in which the cylinder lay.
As we sat over our vermouths he glorified the Company's business, and by-and-by I expressed casually my sur- prise at him not going out there.
 
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