Urlanguage

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A basic or original language; proto-language. countable, uncountable

    "It is the urlanguage that sets up the rules of syntax that determine the formal constructions every language must incorporate if it […] The urlanguage is also the ultimate authority that governs the inclusion of designator expressions in any context."

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proto language

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"It is the urlanguage that sets up the rules of syntax that determine the formal constructions every language must incorporate if it […] The urlanguage is also the ultimate authority that governs the inclusion of designator expressions in any context."

Etymology

From ur- (“original”) + language.

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