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ur-

1
  1. variant of uro- 1:

    uranalysis.



ur-

2
  1. variant of uro- 2 before a vowel:

    urite.

ur-

3
(sometimes initial capital letter)
  1. 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

  1. an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.

Ur

1

/ ɜː /

noun

  1. an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates
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Ur-

2

combining_form

  1. original, primitive

    Ursprache

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UR

3

abbreviation for

  1. you are
  2. your
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ur-

4

combining_form

  1. a variant of uro- 1 uro- 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ur-1

< German ur-, Middle High German, Old High German; cognate with Old English or-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ur-1

German
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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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