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    ur-
    /əː/

    combining form

    • 1. primitive, original, or earliest: "urtext"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ur-Ur- Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Combining form (1) New Latin, from Greek our-, ouro-, from ouron urine, from ourein to urinate — more at urine. Combining form (2) New Latin, from Greek our-, ouro-, from oura tail — more at ass. Prefix. German, from Old High German ir-, ur- thoroughly (perfective prefix) — more at abide.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUR- | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    original or earliest: He is not an actual historical person but represents the ur-man. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. First and firstly. advance guard. at first blush idiom. at first idiom. begin. blush.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › urUR- Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Ur- definition: an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq. See examples of UR- used in a sentence.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishur- prefix - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of ur- prefix in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › UrUr - Wikipedia

    Ur ( / ʊər / OOR) [a] was an important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar [b] ( Arabic: تَلّ ٱلْمُقَيَّر, lit. ' mound of bitumen ') in Dhi Qar Governorate, southern Iraq.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › ur-ur- - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 21, 2024 · ur- ( proto-, primitive, original) [1] ur- + ‎ Schrei (“scream”) → ‎ Urschrei (“primal scream”) ur- + ‎ Wald (“forest”) → ‎ Urwald (“primeval forest”) great-; indicates an additional generation of separation between relatives.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › ur-Ur- - definition of ur- by The Free Dictionary

    Define ur-. ur- synonyms, ur- pronunciation, ur- translation, English dictionary definition of ur-. pref. Variant of uro-1. pref. Variant of uro-2. pref. Original; prototypical: ur-feminist; ur-language.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › UUR- Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    UR- Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com. ur- 1. variant of uro- 1: uranalysis. ur- 2. variant of uro- 2 before a vowel: urite. ur- 3. (sometimes initial capital letter) a combining form meaning “earliest, original,” used in words denoting the primal stage of a historical or cultural entity or phenomenon: ur-civilization; urtext. Ur. 4.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Ur. text messaging abbreviations and symbols. 5 meanings: an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates 1. you are 2. your → a variant of uro-1,.... Click for more definitions.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › ur_nur, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

    The earliest known use of the noun ur is in the 1840s. OED's earliest evidence for ur is from 1846, in the writing of Oliver Wendell Holmes, physician, teacher of anatomy, and writer. ur is an imitative or expressive formation. See etymology.