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- [soo r-uh]
- /ˈsʊər ə/
- /ˈsuː.rə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soo r-uh]
- /ˈsʊər ə/
Definitions of surra word
- noun surra an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation. 1
- noun surra a tropical febrile disease of cattle, horses, camels, and dogs, characterized by severe emaciation: caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma evansi and transmitted by fleas 0
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Origin of surra
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90, surra is from the Marathi word sūra heavy breathing sound
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Parts of speech for Surra
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
surra popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
surra usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with surra
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