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ur-source

ur-source noun: an original source.

Noun

ur-source (plural ur-sources)

  1. An original source.
    • If this lecture is indeed the ur-source of “America's Best Idea,” it is ironic that Bryce's flattery has been remembered, even streamlined, while the rest of his address has been entirely forgotten.2016, Adrian Howkins, Jared Orsi, Mark Fiege, National Parks beyond the Nation
    • For one thing, all the articles seemed to be traceable to a single ur-source, an article in Yonhap news (link in Korean).2017, Euny Hong, Please stop saying the Japanese are descended from Koreans

Forms of ur-source

pluralur-sources

Origin of ur-source

From ur- + source.

Questions about ur-source

What does ur-source mean?
Ur-source means an original source.
What part of speech is ur-source?
Ur-source is a noun.
What is the plural of ur-source?
The plural of ur-source is ur-sources.

Words near ur-source in the dictionary

  1. ur-poems
  2. ur-race
  3. ur-races
  4. ur-science
  5. ur-sciences
  6. ur-source
  7. ur-sources
  8. ur-text
  9. ur-texts
  10. ur-type
  11. ur-types

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