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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

통근 시간

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tong-geun sigan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Commute-time/kəˈmjuːt ˌtaɪm/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"출퇴근 시간 동안 지하철은 항상 혼잡하다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The amount of time spent traveling back and forth between home and work or school.

    "He listens to audiobooks during his daily commute-time to make the journey more productive."
  2. 2

    The specific duration allocated or required for a regular journey to a destination.

    "Remote work has significantly reduced my average commute-time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound formed from 'commute', derived from nineteenth-century American English short for 'commutation ticket', and 'time', originating from Old English 'tīma'. The verb 'commute' itself traces back to Latin 'commutare', meaning to exchange or change. Over time, the combined noun evolved to specifically designate the duration spent traveling between one's home and place of work.

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