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Definition of
-ure suffix
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
-ure
suffix
suffix
NAmE
/
/
yər
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ər
/
/
jump to other results
(
in nouns
)
the action, process, or result of
closure
failure
See
-ure
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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-ure
Nearby words
urchin
noun
Urdu
noun
-ure
suffix
urea
noun
urethra
noun