Earliest
Earliest adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Ur-
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Ur-Example: One of the earliest one-on-one fighting game, predating the original Street Fighter by three years.
Source: Video Game / Karate Champ -
Although Superman was likely the ur-example of this Trope, oddly enough, he could not fly in his earliest appearances.
Source: I Believe I Can Fly -
Slasher Movie: "And Then There Were None" is often considered the ur-text of the genre, and its film adaptations among the earliest examples.
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