🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

할례

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hallye

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Circumcision/ˌsɜːkəmˈsɪʒən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"할례는 역사적으로 많은 문명에서 행해졌습니다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis.

    "Circumcision is often performed for cultural, religious, or medical reasons."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late Middle English: from Latin circumcisio(n-), from circumcidere 'to cut around' (from circum 'around' + caedere 'to cut').

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