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ur⋅text

[ur-tekst, oor-]
–noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
the original form of a text, esp. of a musical composition.

Origin:
1950–55; ur- 3 + text
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ur·text   (ûr'těkst', ōōr'-)   
n.  The original text, as of a musical score or a literary work.

[German : ur-, original; see Ursprache + Text, text (from Middle High German, from Late Latin textus); see text.]
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