sur-
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sur-
2variant of sub- before r: surrogate.
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Sur-
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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| sur-1 | |
| —prefix | |
| Compare super- over; above; beyond: surcharge; surrealism | |
| [from Old French, from Latin | |
| sur-2 | |
| —prefix | |
| a variant of sub- : surrogate | |
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sur-
prefix meaning "over, above, beyond, in addition," especially in words from Anglo-Fr. and O.Fr., from O.Fr. sour-, sor-, sur-, from L. super (see super-).
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