urtext

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈuːrtɛkst/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ûr′tekst′, ŏŏr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ur•text  (ûr′tekst′, ŏŏr′-),USA pronunciation n. (sometimes cap.)
  1. the original form of a text, esp. of a musical composition.
  • ur-3 + text 1950–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Urtext / ˈuːrtɛkst/
  1. the earliest form of a text as established by linguistic scholars as a basis for variants in later texts still in existence
  2. an edition of a musical score showing the composer's intentions without later editorial interpolation
Etymology: from ur- original + text
'urtext' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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