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Definition of -ure suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-ure

suffix
 
/ə(r)/
 
/ər/
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  1. (in nouns) the action, process or result of
    • closure
    • failure
    Word Originfrom Old French -ure, from Latin -ura.
See -ure in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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