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sur.

on, upon

3 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

prep/syʁ/Europe/sʏʁ/Canada
  1. on, upon

  2. on top of

  3. from on top of

  4. above

  5. out of

    sept sur dix
  6. in the case of

  7. about, concerning

  8. in (a place)

    France · informal
    sur Paris
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French sur, from Old French sur, seur, sor, soure, souvre, sovre (“on, upon, over”), from Latin super (“over, on, above”). Doublet of super, a borrowing. Cognate with Old English ofer (“over, above”). More at over.

adj/syʁ/Europe/sʏʁ/Canada
  1. sour

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French sur, from Old French sur (“sour, bitter”), from Frankish *sūr (“acidic, sour”), from Proto-Germanic *sūraz (“sour”). More at English sour.

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