Definitions For Urtext

Noun

URTEXT (plural URTEXTs) A primitive, seminal, or prototypical example of an artistic genre or the basis of an ideological movement. (music, linguistics, anthropology) The original version of a piece of music or text, as created by the composer or writer.

Synonyms

original version original#noun, original, manuscript

Translations

German: Urtext, m Japanese: 原典 (げんてん, genten), 原譜 (げんぷ, genpu), 原文, tr=げんぶん, genbun, 原本, tr=げんぽん, genpon

Alternative forms

ur-text Ur-text

Etymology

From ur- , text.

Is Urtext a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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13
Words with Friends
14

The word Urtext is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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