"sur-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /sɚ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sʌ˞/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: sŭr [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From Middle English sur-, from Old French sur-, sour-, sor-, soure-, a syncopic form of the Latin super. Doublet of super-, over-, and hyper-. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sur-}} Middle English sur-, {{der|en|fro|sur-}} Old French sur-, {{m|fro|sour-}} sour-, {{m|fro|sor-}} sor-, {{m|fro|soure-}} soure-, {{l|en|syncope|syncopic}} syncopic, {{der|en|la|super}} Latin super, {{doublet|en|super-|over-|hyper-}} Doublet of super-, over-, and hyper- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} sur-, {{en-prefix}} sur-
  1. (not currently productive) A syncopic variant of super-. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (above): on-, en-, epi-, super-, supra-, hyper-
    Sense id: en-sur--en-prefix-yZZZLm1- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "expansion": "Latin super",
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      "word": "en-"
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      "sense": "above",
      "word": "epi-"
    },
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      "sense": "above",
      "word": "super-"
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