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ur-
1- variant of uro- 1:
uranalysis.
ur-
2- variant of uro- 2 before a vowel:
urite.
ur-
3- 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[ ur, oor ]
noun
- an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
Ur
1/ ɜː /
noun
- an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates
Ur-
2combining_form
- original, primitive
Ursprache
UR
3abbreviation for
- you are
- your
Word History and Origins
Origin of ur-1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ur-1
Example Sentences
During all of these far-flung administrative changes, the Sumerian capital city of Ur itself became the bastion of culture and learning in southern Mesopotamia.
Using UpToDate as the ur-text, though, gets into a vast expanse of gray zone, with some assertions evidence-based but many not.
Virginia State Delegate Barbara Comstock is the ur-Republican.
God is said to have summoned Abraham from Ur, now in Southern Iraq.
The identity of the Taliban leader reportedly killed in the drone strike—Wali-ur Rehman—is another mixed blessing.
Earlier in the day he had posted a photo of himself showing off his abs with the note “Ur turn.”
There was no foam around the Gild-Holm-'Ur; no wave beat against its granite sides.
At the same moment the wide waters round the Gild-Holm-'Ur and the vast gathering twilight closed upon them.
Don'o'—the 's suthin' ur other to pay, Ur he wouldn't 'a' stayed tu hum to-day.
There is a legend of Abraham, before he left Ur of the Chaldeans, which exhibits the contempt he had of idols.
A vast number of idols were brought from foreign nations, but as they were composed of wood, the god Ur (or fire) consumed them.
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