_ə(r), ˌ(y)u̇(ə)r, -u̇ə noun suffix
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -ura
1. : act : process : being
tubulat ure
expos ure
compos ure
2.
a. : office : function
judicat ure
b. : body for (such) an activity
legislat ure
_ə(r), ˌ(y)u̇(ə)r, -u̇ə noun suffix
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -ura
1. : act : process : being
tubulat ure
expos ure
compos ure
2.
a. : office : function
judicat ure
b. : body for (such) an activity
legislat ure
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012