🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

독자층

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dok-ja-cheung

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Readership/ˈriː.dɚ.ʃɪp/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 소설은 넓은 독자층을 확보하고 있다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The collective group of people who regularly read a particular publication, newspaper, magazine, or author.

    "The magazine has expanded its readership significantly among younger demographics over the past year."
  2. 2

    The status, quality, or fact of being a reader, or the total number of people who read a specific publication.

    "Publishers must adapt their digital strategies to maintain a high level of engagement and steady readership."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'read' (from Old English 'rædan', meaning to advise, interpret, or read) combined with the suffix '-ship' (from Old English '-scipe', denoting state, condition, or office). The compound emerged in the 19th century to denote the collective body of readers of a particular periodical, newspaper, or author.

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