-URE


Meaning of -URE in English

-ure /jə $ jər/ BrE AmE suffix [in nouns]

[ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin -ura ]

used to make nouns that show actions or results:

the closure (=closing) of the factory

exposure

failure

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