"urtext" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: urtexts [plural]
Etymology: From ur- + text. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|ur-|text}} ur- + text Head templates: {{en-noun}} urtext (plural urtexts)
  1. A primitive, seminal, or prototypical example of an artistic genre or the basis of an ideological movement.
    Sense id: en-urtext-en-noun-YznKdZGG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ur- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ur-: 56 44
  2. (music, linguistics, anthropology) The original version of a piece of music or text, as created by the composer or writer. Categories (topical): Anthropology, Linguistics, Music Synonyms (original version): original, manuscript Translations (original edition; manuscript): Urtext [masculine] (German), 原典 (genten) (alt: げんてん) (Japanese), 原譜 (genpu) (alt: げんぷ) (Japanese), 原文 (genbun) (alt: げんぶん) (Japanese), 原本 (genpon) (alt: げんぽん) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-urtext-en-noun-pxT90ZNJ Topics: anthropology, entertainment, human-sciences, lifestyle, linguistics, music, sciences Disambiguation of 'original version': 17 83 Disambiguation of 'original edition; manuscript': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ur-text, Ur-text Derived forms: urtextual

Inflected forms

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