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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks;
[syn: Sur, Tyre]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sur- \Sur-\ [F. sur over, above, contr. fr. L. super, supra. See Super-.] A prefix signifying over, above, beyond, upon. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Sur n 1: a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks [syn: Sur, Tyre]
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):

Sur, that withdraws or departs; rebellion
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

SUR. A French word which signifies upon, on. It is very frequently used in connexion with other words as, sur rule to take deposition, sur trover and conversion, and the like.