sur-


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-

prefix 1. over; above; beyond: surcharge; surrealism. Compare super- 2. (Art Terms) over; above; beyond: surcharge; surrealism. Compare super- [from Old French, from Latin super-]

sur-

prefix a variant of sub-: surrogate.

Sur

(sʊər)

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

sur-1

, a prefix meaning “over, above,” “in addition”: surcharge; surname; surrender. [Middle English < Old French < Latin super- super-]

sur-2

, var. of sub- before r: surrogate.