urlar

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noun

The base theme of a piece of classical bagpipe music.

OriginScottish Gaelic ùrlar →
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Meanings

nounurlar (plural urlars)

plural urlars

  1. entertainmentThe base theme of a piece of classical bagpipe music.

    The opening theme of a piobaireachd is called the Urlar, or ‘ground’ – the territory on which the whole composition stands.

    2012, Hannah Rosefield, “Piping Up”, in Literary Review, section 401

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicùrlar
  2. Scottish Gaelicùrlar
  3. Englishurlar

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic ùrlar (“floor”).

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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