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ur-poem

ur-poem noun: a poem that is believed to be a precursor or prototype to a more modern class of poetry; usually a hypothetical 'mother poem' of a genre.

Noun

ur-poem (plural ur-poems)

  1. A poem that is believed to be a precursor or prototype to a more modern class of poetry; usually a hypothetical 'mother poem' of a genre.

Forms of ur-poem

pluralur-poems

Origin of ur-poem

From ur- (“primordial”) + poem.

Questions about ur-poem

What does ur-poem mean?
Ur-poem means a poem that is believed to be a precursor or prototype to a more modern class of poetry; usually a hypothetical 'mother poem' of a genre.
What part of speech is ur-poem?
Ur-poem is a noun.
What is the plural of ur-poem?
The plural of ur-poem is ur-poems.

Words near ur-poem in the dictionary

  1. ur-minds
  2. ur-myth
  3. ur-myths
  4. ur-ocean
  5. ur-oceans
  6. ur-poem
  7. ur-poems
  8. ur-race
  9. ur-races
  10. ur-science
  11. ur-sciences

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