ur-source

noun

An original source.

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Meanings

nounur-source (plural ur-sources)

plural ur-sources

  1. An original source.

    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
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    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

Origin

From ur- + source.

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APA

ur-source. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ur-source

MLA

“ur-source.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ur-source. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ur-source,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ur-source.

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