Ur- — meaning in English
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English meaning
- great adj Very large in size, extent, or degree.
- original adj The first of its kind, existing before any copies.
- primeval adj Belonging to the earliest ages of the world; ancient and primitive.
- primordial adj Existing from the very beginning; original and fundamental.
- seminal adj Highly influential and providing the basis for later work or ideas.
- ur intj A filler sound used while hesitating or searching for words, similar to "er" or "um."
Senses
Ur- is used for these senses in English:
- great- With familial designations, used to denote a removal of one generation
- original (not comparable) Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.
- primeval Primary; original.
- primordial First, earliest or original.
- seminal Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.
- ur- Forming words with the sense of “proto-, primitive, original”.
great — full definition
- adj Very large in size, extent, or degree.
- adj Excellent or very good.
- adj Important or highly significant.
- adj Used before "grand-" to add an extra generation of family relationship.
original — full definition
- adj The first of its kind, existing before any copies.
- adj Fresh, inventive, and not copied from anything else.
- noun The very first version of something, from which copies are made.
- noun An unusually distinctive or eccentric person.