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supremo
nounLow (C2)
/suːˈpriːməʊ/A person with the highest authority or rank in a particular organization or field.
supremum
nounC2
/suːˈpriːməm/The least upper bound of a set; the smallest element that is greater than or equal to every element in the set.
suq
nounC2
/suːk/An open-air marketplace or bazaar found in Arab cities and towns.
suquamish
nounVery Low
/ˈsuːkwəmɪʃ/A proper noun referring to a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, specifically the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
suqutra
nounVery Low (Proper Noun)
/səˈkəʊtrə/The name of an archipelago in the Arabian Sea, part of Yemen.
sur-
nounMedium
/sɜː(r)/ (as in 'surprise' /səˈpraɪz/)A prefix meaning 'over', 'above', 'beyond', or 'in addition'.
sur-royal
nounExtremely rare / Archaic
/sɜːˈrɔɪəl/A secondary or small crown, particularly in heraldry or the tiers of a stag's antler.
sura
nounLow
/ˈsʊərə/A chapter of the Quran.
surabaya
nounLow
/ˌsʊər.əˈbaɪ.ə/A major port city in East Java, Indonesia.
surah
nounC2
/ˈsʊərə/A chapter of the Qur'an, the central religious text of Islam.
surajah dowlah
nounRare / Archaic
/sʊˈrɑːdʒə ˈdaʊlə/A historical name referring to Siraj ud-Daulah (also spelled Surajah Dowlah), the last independent Nawab of Bengal in mid-18th century India.
surakarta
nounVery Low
/ˌsʊərəˈkɑːtə/A city in central Java, Indonesia.
surat
nounVery Low
/ˈsʊərɑːt/A historical term for a formal letter or official document, particularly in the context of Indian administration during the British colonial period.
surbase
nounVery Rare / Technical
/ˈsəːbeɪs/To place something on top of a base, or to fit something (like a moulding) above a base.
surbased arch
nounC2 / Specialized Technical
/ˈsɜː.beɪst ɑːtʃ/An arch with a rise less than half its span, creating a shallow, flattened curve.
surcease
nounverbverb-intransitive+1Very Low (Literary/Archaic)
/səːˈsiːs/A cessation or ending, especially of something painful or unpleasant.
surcharge
nounverbverb-transitiveC1
/ˈsɜː.tʃɑːdʒ/An additional charge or payment added to the usual cost or price.
surcingle
nounverbLow frequency
/ˈsɜː.sɪŋ.ɡəl/A strap that passes around the belly of a horse to secure a saddle or pack.
surcoat
nounC2 / Very Low Frequency (Specialist/Historical)
/ˈsɜː.kəʊt/A loose outer coat or garment, especially one worn by a knight over armour in the Middle Ages.
surd
adjectivenounC2
/sɜːd/A mathematical term for an irrational number, especially one that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction and is the root of an integer (e.g., √2). Historically, in phonetics, a voiceless sound.

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