urform

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Synonyms: unform, surform

Antonyms: unform, surform

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Noun

1. The ([[real]] or [[idealised]]) [[version]] of a [[transmissible]] [[cultural]] [[element]], such as a [[word]], [[language]], [[religion]], [[ideology]], [[folktale]], [[melody]], [[meme]], etc., which is taken to be the [[original]] form from which all other versions have [[deviate]]d.

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