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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.
Origin:
< German ur-, Middle High German, Old High German; cognate with Old English or-
< German ur-, Middle High German, Old High German; cognate with Old English or-
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Link To ur-
| Ur- | |
| —combining form | |
| original, primitive: Ursprache | |
| [German] | |
| uro- or (before a vowel) ur-1 | |
| —combining form | |
| indicating urine or the urinary tract: urochrome; urogenital; urolith; urology | |
| [from Greek ouron urine] | |
| ur- or (before a vowel) ur-1 | |
| —combining form | |
| [from Greek ouron urine] | |
| uro- or (before a vowel) ur-2 | |
| —combining form | |
| indicating a tail: urochord; uropod; urostyle | |
| [from Greek oura] | |
| ur- or (before a vowel) ur-2 | |
| —combining form | |
| [from Greek oura] | |
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Word Origin & History
ur-
prefix meaning "original, earliest, primitive," from Ger. "original, primitive;" at first only in words borrowed from Ger. (cf. ursprache "hypothetical primitive language," attested in Eng. from 1908), now a living prefix in Eng. Cf. also Urschleim under protoplasm and Urquell under Pilsner.
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Medical Dictionary
ur- pref.
Variant of uro-1.
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