ur-myth

noun

A myth believed to be a precursor or prototype to all existing myths.

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Meanings

nounur-myth (plural ur-myths)

plural ur-myths

  1. anthropologyA myth believed to be a precursor or prototype to all existing myths.

Origin

From ur- (“primordial”) + myth.

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APA

ur-myth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ur-myth

MLA

“ur-myth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ur-myth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ur-myth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ur-myth.

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