ur-form

A form of urform — The (real or idealised) version of a transmissible cultural element, such as a word, language, religion, ideology, folktale, melody, meme, etc., which is taken to be the original form from which all other versions have deviated.

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Meanings

nounur-form (plural ur-forms)

plural ur-forms

  1. alternativeAlternative form of urform.
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APA

ur-form. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ur-form

MLA

“ur-form.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ur-form. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ur-form,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ur-form.

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