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su⋅ra

  [soor-uh]
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–noun Islam.
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
Also, surah.

Origin:
1655–65; < Ar sūrah lit., row, step, rung
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su·ra   (sŏŏr'ə)   
n.   Islam
Any of the 114 chapters or sections of the Koran.

[Arabic sūra, from Aramaic šurā, absolute form of šurətā, row, line; see šwr in Semitic roots.]
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Word Origin & History

sura 
"chapter of the Quran," 1615, from Arabic surah, lit. "step, degree."
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Medical Dictionary

sura su·ra (s&oobreve;r'ə)
n. pl. su·rae (s&oobreve;r'ē)
The calf of the leg. Also called su'ral.

su'ral adj.

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Sura

a leading figure in Catiline's conspiracy (63 BC) to seize control of the Roman government.

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