urgrund

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noun

basis, foundation, primary principle, cause, or factor; a primal cause or ultimate cosmic principle

OriginGerman Urgrund →
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Meanings

nounurgrund (plural not attested)

alternative Urgrund

  1. no pluralbasis, foundation, primary principle, cause, or factor; a primal cause or ultimate cosmic principle

    — the divine agony at opposition between the urgrund and physical nature, and the process —

    2011, The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick, page 278

Origin

  1. GermanUrgrund“the very basis”
  2. Englishurgrund

From German Urgrund (“the very basis”, literally “original ground”), equivalent to ur- + ground.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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