ur-myth

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ur- (“primordial”) +‎ myth.

Noun[edit]

ur-myth (plural ur-myths)

  1. (anthropology, mythology) A myth believed to be a precursor or prototype to all existing myths.
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