🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

국제표준도서번호

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gukje pyojun doseo beonho

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
ISBN/ˌaɪ.ɛs.biːˈɛn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"책 뒤표지에서 ISBN 바코드를 확인할 수 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A unique commercial book identifier that is machine-readable by a 13-digit barcode.

    "You can find the book easily by searching for its ISBN on the library website."
  2. 2

    The numerical standard code assigned to monographs and books to facilitate international inventory tracking.

    "Please ensure the ISBN is correctly printed on the back cover of the publication."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

An acronym derived from the English phrase International Standard Book Number, established in the late 1960s as a modification of the Standard Book Numbering system developed in the United Kingdom in 1965. The term evolved internationally to uniquely identify monographs and books published globally.

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