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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

동점

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dongjeom

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dead-heat/ˈded.hiːt/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #25400 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"두 선수는 결승선에서 동점을 기록했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A contest, race, or competition in which two or more competitors finish in an exact tie.

    "The mayoral election ended in a dead-heat, forcing a runoff vote next month."
  2. 2

    In horse racing, a finish in which two or more horses reach the winning post at the exact same instant.

    "The judges studied the photo finish for minutes before declaring the race a dead-heat."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in the mid-18th century from horse racing, the term combines 'dead' in the sense of absolute or exact (as in 'dead stop') and 'heat' denoting a single trial or round in a race. Over time, it evolved to describe any contest or competition in which two or more competitors finish at the exact same moment with no discernible winner.

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