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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

일등상

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ildeungsang

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
First prize/ˈfɜːrst praɪz/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 미술 대회에서 일등상을 받았습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The most prestigious award given to the winner of a competition, contest, or lottery.

    "She won the first prize in the national science fair."
  2. 2

    The top rank or highest honor achievable in a specific category of competition.

    "His innovative design secured the first prize among hundreds of entries."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the Old English 'fyrest' (meaning foremost, principal) with the Middle English 'prise' (derived from Old French 'pris', meaning reward, prize). Historically used to denote the highest accolade in a competition, contest, or exhibition.

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