Ur

//ɝ// contraction, det, intj, name, noun, slang

contraction, det, intj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of underlying representation. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Intj
  1. 1
    Expressing hesitation or inarticulacy; er, um.
Determiner
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of your. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial
Contraction
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of you're (you are). Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq; modern Tell el-Muqayyar.
  2. 2
    A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon (3.1 billion years ago).

Example

More examples

"The Crèvecœur is a rare breed of French chicken."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠 (Urim).

Etymology 2

From German Urkontinent (“original continent”), taking the morpheme ur- (“original”).

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