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urlanguage

urlanguage noun: a basic or original language; proto-language.

Noun

urlanguage (countable and uncountable, plural urlanguages)

  1. A basic or original language; proto-language.
    • It is the urlanguage that sets up the rules of syntax that determine the formal constructions every language must incorporate if it […] The urlanguage is also the ultimate authority that governs the inclusion of designator expressions in any context.1982, Jack Kaminsky, Essays in linguistic ontology
    • Is there an ur-language? This question has been raised in a notoriously fallacious argument first promulgated by Fodor (1979).1997, George Wolf, Nigel Love, Linguistics Inside Out

Forms of urlanguage

pluralurlanguages
alternative formur-language

Origin of urlanguage

From ur- (“original”) + language.

Questions about urlanguage

What does urlanguage mean?
Urlanguage means a basic or original language; proto-language.
What part of speech is urlanguage?
Urlanguage is a noun.
What is the plural of urlanguage?
The plural of urlanguage is urlanguages.

Words near urlanguage in the dictionary

  1. URL
  2. URL encoding
  3. URL injection
  4. URL injections
  5. URL rot
  6. urlanguage
  7. urlanguages
  8. urlar
  9. urlars
  10. Urlați
  11. urlfest

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